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The Most Stunning Ferris Wheels Around the World

  • <p>London's iconic wheel opened in 2000 and at 135 meters, is Europe's tallest observation wheel. </p>
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    London Eye

    London's iconic wheel opened in 2000 and at 135 meters, is Europe's tallest observation wheel.

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  • <p>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. </p>
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    Tianjin Eye

    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.

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  • <p>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. </p>
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    Ain Dubai

    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.

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  • <p>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. </p>
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    High Roller

    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.

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  • <p>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.</p>
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    Centennial Wheel

    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.

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  • <p>The Ferris wheel in Paris was also built for a world's fair, the 1900 Paris Exposition.</p>
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    Grande Roue

    The Ferris wheel in Paris was also built for a world's fair, the 1900 Paris Exposition.

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  • <p>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. </p>
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    Cosmo Clock 21

    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.

    TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty
  • <p>While not as large as others, Santa Monica's Ferris wheel is the only one in the world that runs on solar power. </p>
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    Pacific Wheel

    While 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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  • <p>Another piece of Singapore's stunning skyline, the Flyer boasts the title of Asia's largest observation wheel.</p>
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    Singapore Flyer

    Another piece of Singapore's stunning skyline, the Flyer boasts the title of Asia's largest observation wheel.

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  • <p>Notice something missing? China's Eye of Bohai, which opened in 2018, is without spokes. </p>
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    Eye of Bohai

    Notice something missing? China's Eye of Bohai, which opened in 2018, is without spokes.

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  • <p>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.</p>
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    Texas Star

    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.

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  • <p>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. </p>
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    Wonder Wheel

    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.

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<p>London's iconic wheel opened in 2000 and at 135 meters, is Europe's tallest observation wheel. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The Ferris wheel in Paris was also built for a world's fair, the 1900 Paris Exposition.</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>While not as large as others, Santa Monica's Ferris wheel is the only one in the world that runs on solar power. </p>
<p>Another piece of Singapore's stunning skyline, the Flyer boasts the title of Asia's largest observation wheel.</p>
<p>Notice something missing? China's Eye of Bohai, which opened in 2018, is without spokes. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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. </p>
Kate Hogan

The Ferris wheel made its debut 128 years ago on June 21 at the Chicago World's Fair