NRI dreams up eye in the sky for Bengaluru
If London can have its i360 tower, why not Bengaluru? NRI, Dr. Neeraj Patil, has dreamed up a 140m high- rise architectural marvel to provide a 360 degree view of the city, which he is banking on a team of UK architects to accomplish.
He has set the ball rolling already with a meeting with Chief Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda on Thursday where he put forward his tall proposal for the city's own i360 tower, explaining that it has the potential to become a major attraction for tourists and locals alike.
“The CM has given us a single point of liason in order to take the plan forward, and now we can start with issues like identifying land and other parameters. It will be a public space with all amenities ," Dr Patil reveals.
The i360 tower in London has been designed by Marks Barfieldield, a company run by the husband and wife team of David Marks and Julia Barfield, who also designed the London Eye.
Mr David Marks,who was at GIM -2012, said he was delighted to bring the project to Bengaluru. “We have tested a similar structure in Brighton which is ready to be put into operation.
The team building the Bengaluru i360 if it is approved, will be the same as the one that worked on the London Eye,” he added. The structure in the city could have a 20 meter base with a pod, 18 m in diameter. “It will offer visitors a 360 Degree view of the city .
Considering the wind conditions in Bengaluru we should be able to go upto a minimum of 140 meters in height,” he explained.
The tower will occupy the space of a tennis court , preferably in Central Bengaluru, close to transport centers. Presently a detailed study ofvarious aspects of the project, including its funding is under way.
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