Millennium Cross Cable Car
Millennium Cross ropeway
The Millennium Cross Cable Car (Macedonian: Жичница „Милениумски крст“, in Latin alphabet: Žičnica "Mileniumski krst") is a cableway that runs to the 66 metre-high Millennium Cross situated on the top of the Vodno Mountain in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, one of the biggest crosses in the world.
Construction
View of the cable car in the top
The ropeway includes 28 regular gondolas for eight persons and two VIP gondolas for four people. The route is 1,750m long, with the ride lasting 6-8 minutes.
The ropeway construction was launched in May 2010 and cost 6,7 million euros, built by Austrian company Doppelmayr. [1]
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External links
- Official website of the Millennium Cross ropeway (Macedonian)
Coordinates: 41°57′54″N 21°23′40″E / 41.965098°N 21.394549°E
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