Umadum

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Umadum (July 2020)

The Umadum [ ˈʊmɐdʊm or ʊmɐˈdʊm ], before July 2020 Hi-Sky , is a Ferris wheel that opened in April 2019 in Munich's Werksviertel in the Berg am Laim district . Its operation is an interim use of the area on which the construction of the Munich concert hall is planned.

history

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Logo Hi-Sky (2019-2020)

At the end of 2018, the Motorworld Group, as operator, was approved for temporary use of the mobile Ferris wheel Hi-Sky Munich on the site of the future Munich Concert Hall in the immediate vicinity of Munich's Ostbahnhof . It was initially planned that the Ferris wheel would be in place for at least two years or until the property was needed for the construction of the concert hall. The construction in spring 2019 took about a month. It was opened in April 2019.

The ferris wheel is 78 meters high; each of its 27 gondolas can accommodate up to sixteen people. At a relatively low turning speed of less than 0.5 km / h, the journey takes thirty minutes. In the south a view of the alpine panorama is possible and in all other directions a panoramic view of Munich and the Upper Bavarian region. In addition to pure tours, combinations with small events such as B. book a Munich white sausage meal in one of the gondolas.

It is the largest Ferris wheel in Germany . According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung , it was also the largest mobile ferris wheel in the world when it opened.

The operator was initially Motorworld Munich . With effect from July 2020, a new operator took over the plant, which will henceforth operate under the name Umadum ( Bavarian for "all around") and will be operated at its location until spring 2022.

Web links

Commons : Hi-Sky  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gaby Mühlthaler: The start date for the Ferris wheel at Munich's Ostbahnhof has been set. In: www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de. December 28, 2018, accessed March 1, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Christian Mayer: When the gondolas wear traditional costumes . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . March 29, 2019 ( sueddeutsche.de ).
  3. ↑ Ferris wheel at the Ostbahnhof will open soon. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . March 6, 2019 ( sueddeutsche.de ).
  4. ^ Hi-Sky Munich & Motorworld. In: motorworld.de. January 31, 2019, accessed July 11, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Ferris wheel in the Werksviertel is turning again: Why it is now called Umadum. In: muenchen.de. July 8, 2020, accessed July 11, 2020 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 7 ′ 26 ″  N , 11 ° 36 ′ 29 ″  E