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One of the most popular attractions of Budapest to be removed, but…
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According to privatbankar.hu, Sziget Eye will be removed from Erzsébet Square. An even bigger Ferris wheel will be placed there.
The Budapest Transport Center (BKK) announced that several bus lines operate on detour for a week, because the Ferris wheel on Erzsébet Square will be demolished.
However, no reason for feeling down, since Sziget Eye Belváros will return in the spring of 2016 – sziget.hu promises. They claim that a new and even bigger Ferris wheel will replace the old one.
The change is not surprising: Károly Gerendai, one of the owners of Óriáskerék Kft. said in the spring of 2015 that they would place an own Ferris wheel instead of the previous leased one. The businessman – who owns Sziget Fesztivál as well – talked about the negotiations with a Turkish company about the purchase of a big wheel and also about the possibility to get a 5-year-long land use right from the Budapest local government. Gerendai added that the Ferris wheel would cost more than 4 million EUR (more than 1.2 billion HUF), privatbankar.hu wrote.