Rueda Eiffel, Ferris wheel in Sarmiento Park, Córdoba, Argentina
The Rueda Eiffel is a wrought iron rotary wheel rising about 27 meters above the ground in the park's center. It no longer operates but stands as a fixed structure among the lawns and trees of the site.
The wheel was built in 1916 for Argentina's independence centennial and originally stood in another city. Two years later it was moved to Córdoba, where it has remained ever since.
The wheel represents Argentina's early connection to European engineering traditions of the 1900s. Visitors often notice how it anchors the park and conveys a sense of the city's industrial past.
The structure is located in Sarmiento Park in Nueva Córdoba and is easily reached from anywhere within the green space. Since it no longer operates, visitors can view it from the outside and walk around it.
Despite its name suggesting a connection to Gustave Eiffel, the French engineer had no involvement in this wheel's design or construction. The name may simply reflect the European engineering style popular at the time.
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