Moscow Sun, Ferris wheel at Exhibition of National Economy, Moscow, Russia

Moscow Sun is a Ferris wheel beside the south entrance of VDNKh, with a white lattice rim 90 metres in diameter, thin spokes radiating from a central hub, and 30 enclosed cabins on the outer edge. Its white steel A-frame legs rise from a low base building with a glass-panelled facade. The structure weighs 1,800 tonnes and stands 140 metres high.

Construction began in November 2020 and finished in July 2022. The wheel opened on 10 September 2022, Moscow's 875th anniversary, with President Vladimir Putin and Mayor Sergey Sobyanin attending. It replaced the Moscow-850 wheel, dismantled in 2016, but stands beside the VDNKh south entrance rather than on the old site, which has underground utilities and a metro line.

The wheel's name echoes the sun, and its 30 cabins can be rented for photo shoots, romantic dates, children's events or even a wedding ceremony, with more than 20 event formats offered. The adjoining two-storey complex holds the Moscow Lisapark family space, a souvenir shop and a food court.

The wheel runs year-round in temperatures from −10 to +40 °C, and the 30 cabins are heated and air-conditioned. Boarding is from a station attached to the wheel, reached by a covered escalator from the multifunctional complex. Five cabins have transparent floors. A rotation takes 18 minutes 40 seconds.

The outer rim, 90 metres across, was assembled crosswise rather than segment by segment; hydraulic pushers then rotated it for about 20 hours to spread the load on the central axis. The whole structure weighs 1,800 tonnes, and the wheel was tested in a wind tunnel for gusts up to 44 m/s.