Eye on Malaysia was a transportable

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installation in

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. It began operating in

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in 2007, and was then moved to Malacca in 2008, where it operated until 2010. Most sources credit Eye of Malaysia with an overall height of , however conflicting reports in the Malaysian newspaper '' The Star'' quote heights of both 60 m and .

Kuala Lumpur

Eye on Malaysia first operated at

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, where it enabled visitors to experience a 360-degree panoramic view of the city centre and over of its surroundings, including the

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, the

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and the

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, during a 12-minute ride. It was unveiled in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2007 on January 6, 2007, by the prime minister at that time, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Kuala Lumpur coordinates:

Malacca City

Eye on Malaysia was relocated to

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, next to the

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in the

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of Malacca, in late 2008. It ceased operating in January 2010 pending the outcome of a legal dispute between its owners, Fitraco NV, a Belgian leisure equipment leasing company, and the Malaysian operators of the wheel. It was dismantled in October 2010. Melaka Tengah coordinates:

Malacca Island

The Malaysia Eye, which conflicting reports stated would be CM: Pulau Melaka to house 85m-tall substitute giant wheel from China soon
or Malacca to get bigger Ferris wheel
tall, was announced by the Chief Minister of the state of Malacca Datuk Seri

Mohd Ali Rustam Tun Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam ( ms, محمد علي بن محمد رستم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 24 August 1949) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacc ...

. It was to be sourced from China and located at Malacca Island, and to have 54 air-conditioned gondolas, each able to carry six people. It was scheduled to open on December 1, 2011, but was never built. The Eye on Malaysia, also a Chinese-manufactured wheel with 54 passenger gondolas, was scheduled to begin operating at Malacca Island in April 2013. In November 2012, Mohd Ali Rustam visited the site and stated that the installation of piles had brought the RM40 million wheel to 15 per cent of completion, and that "the installation of the wheel structure will begin in February

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"BERNAMA - 'Eye On Malaysia' Wheel In Pulau Melaka To Operate In April
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