A runner takes part in the International World's coldest marathon at minus 53 degrees (-63. 4 Fahrenheit) near Oymyakon, the republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia, Russian Far East, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Sixty five runners, including sportsmen from the United Arab Emirates, United States and Belarus, started the run at extremely low temperature in Oymyakon, Yakutia's Pole of Cold. The international team of men and women ran full distance and half-marathon. (AP Photo / Ivan Nikiforov)
A runner takes part in the International World's coldest marathon at minus 53 degrees (-63. 4 Fahrenheit) near Oymyakon, the republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia, Russian Far East, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Sixty five runners, including sportsmen from the United Arab Emirates, United States and Belarus, started the run at extremely low temperature in Oymyakon, Yakutia's Pole of Cold. The international team of men and women ran full distance and half-marathon. (AP Photo / Ivan Nikiforov)
A firefighter in Baltimore holds balloons given to him by a neighbour on the street where three of his colleagues died after a building collapsed as they battled a blaze. Officials said a fourth firefighter is currently on life support at a local hospital. AP Photo
A firefighter in Baltimore holds balloons given to him by a neighbour on the street where three of his colleagues died after a building collapsed as they battled a blaze. Officials said a fourth firefighter is currently on life support at a local hospital. AP Photo
An drone photograph of clean-up operations in the Ventanilla Sea, north of Lima, Peru, after an oil spill. EPA
An drone photograph of clean-up operations in the Ventanilla Sea, north of Lima, Peru, after an oil spill. EPA
Crossing a bridge over a polluted area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
Crossing a bridge over a polluted area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
A staff member dressed as 2022 Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen gets stuck in a door at the media Centre in Beijing, where the Games start on February 4. Getty Images
A staff member dressed as 2022 Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen gets stuck in a door at the media Centre in Beijing, where the Games start on February 4. Getty Images
Police officers move demonstrators from a road during a protest against food waste near Berlin. Activists from the ‘Last Generation’ group are demanding a change to a law in Germany that makes it illegal for people to search for food in rubbish containers. Supermarkets and grocery shops often discard expired or blemished foods, especially fruit and vegetables, that the protesters claim are still perfectly edible. Getty Images
Police officers move demonstrators from a road during a protest against food waste near Berlin. Activists from the ‘Last Generation’ group are demanding a change to a law in Germany that makes it illegal for people to search for food in rubbish containers. Supermarkets and grocery shops often discard expired or blemished foods, especially fruit and vegetables, that the protesters claim are still perfectly edible. Getty Images
Workers inspect stacks of laurel soap at the Jbaili soap factory, an 800 year old artisan manufacturer, in the old city of Aleppo. The plant, heavily damaged during the civil war, has been renovated and resumed operations after Syrian government forces regained control of the old city. AFP
Workers inspect stacks of laurel soap at the Jbaili soap factory, an 800 year old artisan manufacturer, in the old city of Aleppo. The plant, heavily damaged during the civil war, has been renovated and resumed operations after Syrian government forces regained control of the old city. AFP
A woman poses for a photo inside the upside-down house, in Guatavita, Colombia. Designed by its Austrian owner Fritz Schall, who lives in the South American country with his family, tourists walk on ceilings where floors would normally be, while furniture is positioned beneath them. Reuters
A woman poses for a photo inside the upside-down house, in Guatavita, Colombia. Designed by its Austrian owner Fritz Schall, who lives in the South American country with his family, tourists walk on ceilings where floors would normally be, while furniture is positioned beneath them. Reuters
The Parthenon on the Acropolis is blanketed in white after unusually heavy snowfall in Athens. Reuters
The Parthenon on the Acropolis is blanketed in white after unusually heavy snowfall in Athens. Reuters

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January 25, 2022

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While you're here
Ain Dubai in numbers

126: The length in metres of the legs supporting the structure

1 football pitch: The length of each permanent spoke is longer than a professional soccer pitch

16 A380 Airbuses: The equivalent weight of the wheel rim.

9,000 tonnes: The amount of steel used to construct the project.

5 tonnes: The weight of each permanent spoke that is holding the wheel rim in place

192: The amount of cable wires used to create the wheel. They measure a distance of 2,4000km in total, the equivalent of the distance between Dubai and Cairo.

Updated: January 25, 2022, 12:48 PM
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