Dubbed Seoul Ring, the 180-meter (591-foot) spokeless (or hubless) ferris wheel will greet the city’s skyline from 2027 when it opens at Haneul Park in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu.

In normally designed ferris wheels, the capsules or pods are mounted outside of the rim with electric motors to be able to rotate the capsules independently.

According to the government, the new ferris wheels will not have a central hub, instead the rim of the wheel stays fixed in place and each pod travels around the circumference of the rim.

In a press release announcing the wheel project, the Seoul government stated the wheel’s location in Haneul (Korean for “sky”) Park was chosen for various reasons, namely its proximity to the country’s northern border.

“Since the park is geographically close to North Korea, the SMG will concentrate its desire and wishes for a unified Korea and national unity on the Ring.”