“The original Ferris Wheel, sometimes also referred to as the Chicago Wheel, was
designed and built by George Washington
Gale Ferris Jr. as the centerpiece of the
1893 World's Columbian
Exposition in Chicago, Illinois."
(Cont. below)
designed and built by George Washington
Gale Ferris Jr. as the centerpiece of the
1893 World's Columbian
Exposition in Chicago, Illinois."
(Cont. below)
"Intended as an attraction in the same manner as the 1889 Paris Exposition's 324-metre (1,063 ft) Eiffel Tower, the Ferris Wheel was the Columbian Exposition's tallest attraction, with a height of 80.4 meters (264 ft).
The Ferris Wheel was dismantled then rebuilt in Lincoln Park, Chicago, in 1895, and dismantled and rebuilt a third and final time
for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, where it was ultimately demolished
by controlled dynamite demolition in 1906."
for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, where it was ultimately demolished
by controlled dynamite demolition in 1906."
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