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Great Wheel

Former ferris wheel in London, England

For other uses, see Great Wheel (disambiguation).

The Great Wheel, also known as the Gigantic Wheel, or Graydon Wheel, was built for the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court, London, in the United Kingdom. Construction began in March 1894 at the works of Maudslay, Sons and Field in Greenwich^[1]^[2] and it opened to the public on 17 July 1895.^[3] Modelled on the original Ferris Wheel which featured at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, US, it was 94 metres (308 ft) tall^[4] and 82.3 metres (270 ft) in diameter.^[5]^[6]^[7] and weighed about 900 tons.^[8] It stayed in service until 1906, by which time its 40 cars (each with a capacity of 30 persons) had carried over 2.5 million passengers. It was demolished in 1907^[9] following its last use with the Imperial Austrian Exhibition^[10] of 1906 as it was no longer profitable to run.

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^Aslet, Clive (1999), The story of Greenwich, Harvard University Press, ISBN
^"The Great Wheel". National Monuments Record, English Heritage. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007 – via PhotoLondon.
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125 Years Since the White City

What does the first Ferris Wheel, 3 Reindeer, and Buffalo Bill have in common?

125 years ago this June 21, the World’s Fair in Chicago debuted the first Ferris Wheel. Among the 46 countries participating in the Fair three reindeer pulled sleds on wheels in the Lapland Village. Just outside the entrance Buffalo Bill set up his Wild West show.

How can I describe to you the wonder of that summer? 27 million visitors came from around the world to experience the sights and sounds of the Fair! An entire city had sprung out of the swampland on the banks of Lake Michigan in just two-years time. The beautifully designed building, canals, gardens, and lagoons would have reminded you of Rome’s golden age.

The First Ferris Wheel

High above it all you could ride in a tethered hot air balloon or Ferris’s giant electric powered wheel. The original Ferris Wheel wasn’t like the ones you would think of today with two seats per car. The cars on this Ferris Wheel were the size of small houses fitting 30 people if they were seated up to 60 standing. In a single ride the Ferris Wheel could carry 2,000 visitors. At 50 cents per ride the Ferris Wheel saved the Fair from bankruptcy, garnering around $750,000 that summer.

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Chicago Tribune, November 10, 1893

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