By night,
the circa
135-metre-tall SkyFlyer
thrill ride,
, fully known as ‘SkyFlyers: Wings
of Garudapterus’ (fig.),
at
Asiatique
The Riverfront in
Bangkok
(fig.)
rises above the riverfront skyline, illuminated in a
cascade of rainbow colours.
Designed to evoke the
soaring flight of the prehistoric
Garudapterus
(fig.),
the circular gondola’s rotation generates centripetal
force, driving the swing chains outward and creating a
sensation of flight.