Great Wheel, Ferris wheel at Earl's Court, London, United Kingdom.
The Great Wheel reached a height of 94 meters with 40 passenger cars encircling its massive steel structure at Earl's Court Exhibition grounds.
Built in 1894 and opened in 1895, this engineering project drew inspiration from the Ferris Wheel at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
During the Empire of India Exhibition, the wheel represented British technological advancement and engineering capabilities in the Victorian era.
Each of the forty cars held 30 passengers, completing a full rotation in 20 minutes and carrying over 2.5 million visitors until 1906.
The wheel required two 50-horsepower steam engines to rotate its structure, which weighed 900 tons and measured 82.3 meters in diameter.
Location: Earl's Court
Height: 94 m
GPS coordinates: 51.48830,-0.19889
Latest update: May 11, 2025 06:33
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