Baghdad Plans Ferris Wheel To Boost Tourism

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 08/28/2008 - 11:00am

Iraq's tourism board aims to promote Baghdad as a fun place to be. There are already plans for a six-star hotel on the Tigris River, golf courses — and now a Ferris wheel.

It's inviting proposals for the "Baghdad Eye," which it wants to be taller than the largest Ferris wheel in Europe, the London Eye.

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