The Great Berlin Wheel was a giant Ferris wheel to be built near the Berlin Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten Berlin) in Berlin, Germany, by the Great Wheel Corporation.
It was originally planned to be 185 m (607 ft) tall, with 36 passenger capsules, [1] [2] but this was subsequently revised to 175 m (574 ft) tall, with 28 passenger capsules, each able to accommodate 40 persons. [3]
The groundbreaking ceremony was on 3 December 2007 [4] and completion was originally planned for 2008, [5] but the project stalled after encountering financial obstacles. [6]
If it had been built, it would have become the world's tallest Ferris wheel, superseding the 165 m (541 ft) Singapore Flyer (world's tallest 2008–2014).
References
- ^ Bau-Projekt: Grünes Licht für Riesenrad am Zoo - Nachrichten Regionales - Berlin - WELT ONLINE
- ^ "The Great Wheel Corporation - Riesenrad Zoo". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ "great berlin wheel". Archived from the original on 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ Der Tagesspiegel newspaper report
- ^ "The Ferris Wheel near the Zoo has been approved". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ Planned Great Wheel for I-Drive area of Orlando on hold[ permanent dead link]
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