Alem Cultural and Entertainment Center

Alem Cultural and Entertainment Center (Turkmen: «Älem» medeni dynç alyş merkezi) is a cultural center in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It was officially opened to the public on May 18, 2012. The opening ceremony was attended by the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.[1]

The 95-metre (312 ft) tall structure[1] has a 17-metre (56 ft) decorative spire on top[2] and has six floors, each of which are 7 metres (23 ft) tall (four floors are above ground and two floors are below ground).[3]

A 57-metre (187 ft) diameter[1][3][4] glass and white-steel casing on top of the building contains a Ferris wheel known as 'Alem', meaning 'The Universe'.[5] Alem was recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest Ferris wheel in an enclosed space at the time of the opening ceremony.[1][4]

The wheel itself is 47.6 metres (156 ft)[4][6] in height and was built by Fabbri Group through its Giant Wheels brand.[7]

References
  1. V@DIM. "President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attends the ceremony of laying flowers to the Monument of Constitution and opening the Alem Center". Turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  2. "Turkmenistan claims largest Ferris wheel record". Guardian. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  3. Cultural and entertainment center "Alem"
  4. "Turkmenistan builds largest indoor Ferris wheel". Guinnessworldrecords.com. 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  5. "Turkmenistan claims world's biggest Ferris wheel". Universalnewswires.com. 2012-05-18. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  6. Ferris Ashgabat got Guinness Book of Records
  7. "Giant Wheels - News". Archived from the original on 2014-08-16. Retrieved 2014-08-25.

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