01of 12Tianjin EyeVCG/VCG via GettyChina’s 120-meter Tianjin Eye is reportedly the only Ferris wheel built over a bridge: it straddles the Yongle Bridge over the Hai River.
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Tianjin Eye
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China’s 120-meter Tianjin Eye is reportedly the only Ferris wheel built over a bridge: it straddles the Yongle Bridge over the Hai River.
02of 12Ain DubaiGIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via GettyThe soon-to-open attraction in the United Arab Emirates will be the world’s tallest at 250 meters; it was built with 9,000 tons of steel.
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Ain Dubai
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The soon-to-open attraction in the United Arab Emirates will be the world’s tallest at 250 meters; it was built with 9,000 tons of steel.
03of 12High RollerEthan Miller/GettyCurrently the tallest, Sin City’s High Roller at The LINQ opened in 2014 and true to its city, has bars in some of its enclosed cars.
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High Roller
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Currently the tallest, Sin City’s High Roller at The LINQ opened in 2014 and true to its city, has bars in some of its enclosed cars.
04of 12Centennial WheelJoe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via GettyChicago welcomed the very first Ferris wheel at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, and its own giant wheel recently got a makeover, replacing small red boxes with enclosed pods just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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Centennial Wheel
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Chicago welcomed the very first Ferris wheel at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, and its own giant wheel recently got a makeover, replacing small red boxes with enclosed pods just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
05of 12Grande RoueAVENTURIER/Gamma-Rapho via GettyThe Ferris wheel in Paris was also built for a world’s fair, the 1900 Paris Exposition.
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Grande Roue
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The Ferris wheel in Paris was also built for a world’s fair, the 1900 Paris Exposition.
06of 12Cosmo Clock 21TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via GettyOnce it lost its title of world’s tallest, engineers added a giant clock onto this wheel in Yokohama, Japan, to give it a new accolade.
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Cosmo Clock 21
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Once it lost its title of world’s tallest, engineers added a giant clock onto this wheel in Yokohama, Japan, to give it a new accolade.
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London Eye
London’s iconic wheel opened in 2000 and at 135 meters, is Europe’s tallest observation wheel.
08of 12Pacific WheelDavid McNew/GettyWhile not as large as others, Santa Monica’s Ferris wheel is the only one in the world that runs on solar power.
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Pacific Wheel
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While not as large as others, Santa Monica’s Ferris wheel is the only one in the world that runs on solar power.
09of 12Singapore FlyerGettyAnother piece of Singapore’s stunning skyline, the Flyer boasts the title of Asia’s largest observation wheel.
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Singapore Flyer
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Another piece of Singapore’s stunning skyline, the Flyer boasts the title of Asia’s largest observation wheel.
10of 12Eye of BohaiVCG/VCG via GettyNotice something missing? China’s Eye of Bohai, which opened in 2018, is without spokes.
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Eye of Bohai
Notice something missing? China’s Eye of Bohai, which opened in 2018, is without spokes.
11of 12Texas StarDonovan Reese Photography/GettyFun fact about this Ferris wheel, which starts back up every year for the Texas State Fair: it was built in Italy and shipped to the Lone Star State in the 1980s.
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Texas Star
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Fun fact about this Ferris wheel, which starts back up every year for the Texas State Fair: it was built in Italy and shipped to the Lone Star State in the 1980s.
12of 12Wonder WheelAlexandra Schuler/picture alliance via GettyWhile perhaps not as “stunning” as some others, the 100-year-old Wonder Wheel of Brooklyn’s Coney Island has something others don’t: interior cars that slide down tracks and swing back and forth as the wheel turns.
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Wonder Wheel
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While perhaps not as “stunning” as some others, the 100-year-old Wonder Wheel of Brooklyn’s Coney Island has something others don’t: interior cars that slide down tracks and swing back and forth as the wheel turns.
source: people.com
