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The Great Wheel was a Ferris wheel built for the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court in London in 1895.
Great Wheel may also refer to:
- Great Wheel Corporation, a company specialising in Ferris wheels
- Seattle Great Wheel, a Ferris wheel erected in 2012
- Grande Roue de Paris, a Ferris wheel erected in 1900
The Great 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 and it opened to the public on 17 July 1895. Modelled on the original Ferris Wheel which featured at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, US, it was tall and in diameter. It stayed in service until 1906, by which time its 40 cars (each with a capacity of 40 persons) had carried over 2.5 million passengers. It was demolished in 1907 following its last use at the Imperial Austrian Exhibition.
Usage examples of "great wheel".
The great wheel is running down, no doubt about it, but I surprise myself by being philosophical.