Ferris wheel
Ferris wheels (sometimes called big wheels in the United Kingdom[1]), are large, round, revolving structures with gondolas where people sit. They are popular at amusement parks and fairs. They are named after George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., who made the first modern wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. When he built it, it was 264 feet tall. They called it the "Chicago Wheel" after Chicago, Illinois where it was on display.[2]
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Ferris Wheel Media
The Singapore Flyer, a Ferris wheel in Singapore
image of early ferris wheel, drawn by En:User:Ridetheory after a 17th Century engraving
Dancing the hora on Dealul Spirii (Spirii Hill), Bucharest, Romania (1857 lithograph)
Magic-City, Paris, France, 1913
William Somers' Wheel, installed 1892, immediate precursor to the original Ferris Wheel
The original Chicago Ferris Wheel, built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
Wiener Prater Vienna Austria 20476
Austria, Vienna, Prater, Wiener Riesenrad
The 94 m Great Wheel at Earls Court, London, world's tallest Ferris wheel 1895–1900
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References
- ↑ "big wheel". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ "Bird's-Eye View of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893". World Digital Library. 1893. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
