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Great Wheel

Great Wheel
Great Wheel.jpg
General information
Location Earls Court, London
Coordinates 51°29′18″N 0°11′56″W / 51.48835°N 0.19889°W / 51.48835; -0.19889Coordinates: 51°29′18″N 0°11′56″W / 51.48835°N 0.19889°W / 51.48835; -0.19889
Construction started 1894
Opening 17 July 1895
Demolished 1907
Height 94 m (308 ft)
Design and construction
Structural engineer Adam Gaddelin and Gareth Watson
Main contractor Maudslay, Sons and Field

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 94 metres (308 ft) tall and 82.3 metres (270 ft) 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.


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