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| The world's first Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. |
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| The world’s first Ferris wheel , in construction, for the Chicago world's fair. (1893) |
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| George W. G. Ferris, Jr. February 14, 1859 – November 22, 1896 |
George W. G. Ferris, Jr
February 14, 1859 - November 22, 1896
February 14, 1859 - November 22, 1896
...bthuilt the first Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair to prove that America could top the Eiffel Tower. During planning for the fair, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel offered to build a tower larger than the one he had built in Paris but the planning committee insisted the work be from American genius. The giant wheel had 36 cars that could hold 60 people for a total of 2,160 passengers at a time, and was as high as a 26 story building.
