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Singapore Flyer (under construction)

The British Airways London Eye observation wheel on the banks of the River Thames near the Houses of Parliament, London, England

Five capsules of the London Eye observation wheel. Each capsule can hold 25 people

The Yorkshire Wheel at York.

An observation wheel is a large slowly rotating and vertically oriented nonbuilding structure carrying enclosed passenger cars or pods along its circumference. Although observation wheels are often described as Ferris wheels, the two differ in a number of significant respects: Image File history File links Circle-contradict. ... The London Eye at twilight The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is an observation wheel that completed construction in 1999 and opened to the public in March, 2000. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Singapore Flyer (Chinese: 新加坡摩天观景轮) is an observation wheel to be built in Singapore by 2008. ... The British Airways London Eye observation wheel on the banks of the River Thames near the Houses of Parliament, London, England. ... The British Airways London Eye observation wheel on the banks of the River Thames near the Houses of Parliament, London, England. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... The London Eye at twilight The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is an observation wheel that completed construction in 1999 and opened to the public in March, 2000. ... The Thames is a river flowing through southern England, and one of the major waterways in England. ... “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Five capsules of the London Eye observation wheel. ... Five capsules of the London Eye observation wheel. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 811 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 811 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Nonbuilding structures, also referred to simply as structures, are those not designed for continuous human occupancy. ... A Ferris wheel on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. A Ferris wheel (or, more commonly in the UK, big wheel) is a nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas suspended from the rim. ...

• Ferris wheels often have open cars or, in small wheels, individual bucket seats. An observation wheel has completely enclosed cars.

• A Ferris wheel's passenger cars hang within the wheel's frame and are usually kept level by gravity. An observation wheel's cars are mounted on the outside of the frame and are stabilised mechanically.

• A Ferris wheel is supported by two towers on each side of the axle. An observation wheel is supported by a single A-frame mounted on one side.

A famous observation wheel is the London Eye in London, UK, operated by The Tussauds Group. The eye is 443 feet (135 metres) tall. Its great popularity has led to a number of other cities, including Manchester, Birmingham and York (The Yorkshire Wheel), Moscow, Kuala Lumpur (Eye on Malaysia), Las Vegas, Shanghai, Melbourne and Singapore (Singapore Flyer) proposing to erect similar wheels. The proposed Birmingham wheel would perhaps be the most unusual, as it would be fixed in place while the pods would move around the circumference along a rail track. The London Eye at twilight The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is an observation wheel that completed construction in 1999 and opened to the public in March, 2000. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Tussauds Group is now a part of Merlin Entertainments, the worlds second largest leisure group, second only to Disney. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... Manchester shown within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Greater Manchester Admin HQ Manchester City Centre Founded 13th Century City Status 1853 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Manchester City Council Area  - Borough & City 115. ... Birmingham (pron. ... York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - City 243. ... The Eye on Malaysia a day before the launch of Visit Malaysia Year. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Wu (Long-short): ZÃ¥nhae; Shanghainese (IPA): ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the ninth largest in the world. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... The Singapore Flyer (Chinese: 新加坡摩天观景轮) is an observation wheel to be built in Singapore by 2008. ...

As of June 2007, the world's tallest observation wheel is The Star of Nanchang, which is 162 meters high^[1]. Las Vegas and Singapore are competing to build the highest in the world, with the Singapore Flyer set to take over the title in February 2008. The Shanghai Star, initially planned as a 200 m (656 ft) tall wheel to be built by 2005, was revised to 170 m with a completion date set in 2007. It was cancelled in 2006 due to "political incorrectness". The plans to build a 600 ft wheel at the Rio in Las Vegas were cancelled in May 2004. Currently, developers are working on a deal to redesign the New Frontier including a 485 ft observation wheel, but construction is not expected to start until 2007. June 2007 is the sixth month of that year. ... The Star of Nanchang, the worlds tallest ferris wheel, stands at 160 meters high and is located in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang, the provincial capital of Jiangxi Province. ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Wu (Long-short): ZÃ¥nhae; Shanghainese (IPA): ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the ninth largest in the world. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino is located off the Las Vegas Strip in Clark County, Nevada. ... The New Frontier is a hotel and casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada that has been operating continually since October 30, 1942. ...

The 120 m (394 ft) tall Southern Star Observation Wheel is under construction and expected to open in Melbourne in 2008. The Southern Star Observation Wheel is a new tourist attraction proposed for the Waterfront City precinct at Docklands in Melbourne, Australia. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Ferris wheel
• Las Vegas Voyager
• London Eye
• Singapore Flyer

A Ferris wheel on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. A Ferris wheel (or, more commonly in the UK, big wheel) is a nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas suspended from the rim. ... The London Eye at twilight The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is an observation wheel that completed construction in 1999 and opened to the public in March, 2000. ... The Singapore Flyer (Chinese: 新加坡摩天观景轮) is an observation wheel to be built in Singapore by 2008. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/05/02/china_claims_worlds_largest_ferris_wheel/