Sun of Moscow
The Sun of Moscow is a panoramic wheel in VDNKh park, Moscow, Russia. It was constructed in 2022 as a replacement for previously dismantled Moscow-850.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: 10:00 AM—10:00 PM
Friday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—midnight - Type: Ferris wheel
- Description: Ferris wheel is Moscow, Russia
- Also known as: “Moscow Sun”
- Address: 2-я Останкинская улица 3
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Circular Kinopanorama and Worker and Kolkhoz Woman.
Circular Kinopanorama
Movie theater
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Krugovaya Kinopanorama or Circular Kinopanorama - is a cinema in Moscow of Russia which plays Krugorama, a type of cinema presentation in which film is projected on a circular screen with a horizontal 360° view. Circular Kinopanorama is situated 220 metres east of Sun of Moscow.
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman
Photo: SteveInLeighton’s Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman is a sculpture of two figures with a hammer and a sickle raised over their heads. The concept and compositional design belong to the Soviet architect Boris Iofan. Worker and Kolkhoz Woman is situated 1¼ km east of Sun of Moscow.
Monument to the Conquerors of Space
Obelisk
Photo: Cayden21, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monument to the Conquerors of Space is a giant obelisk in Moscow built in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. Monument to the Conquerors of Space is situated 1 km southeast of Sun of Moscow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ostankinsky District and Alexeyevsky District.
Ostankinsky District
Suburb
Photo: AlixSaz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ostankinsky District, also called simply Ostankino, is an administrative district of North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia.
Alexeyevsky District
Suburb
Photo: 1bp.co, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alexeyevsky District is a territorial division in North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, one of the 125 in the federal city of Moscow, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the federal city.
Sun of Moscow
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Moscow Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.82675° or 55° 49′ 36″ northLongitude
37.6263° or 37° 37′ 35″ eastHeight
140 metres (459 feet)Open location code
9G7VRJGG+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1093600277OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=big_wheelOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q107658254
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Sun of Moscow” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Сонца Масквы”
- Czech: “Slunce Moskvy”
- German: “Sonne von Moskau”
- Hebrew: “השמש של מוסקבה”
- Russian: “Солнце Москвы”
- Ukrainian: “Сонце Москви”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Дом страхов and Сад качелей.
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