Ferris Wheel of Berlin

Ferris Wheel of Berlin

Ferris Wheel of Berlin may refer to:

* Ferris Wheel of Berlin (German: Berliner Riesenrad) - a transportable Ferris wheel of ride operator Lorenz. Lorenz has a second Ferris wheel of the same size, called Star of Berlin.

* Great Berlin Wheel - a proposed 185 metre Ferris wheel [http://www.aussichtsrad-berlin.de/rad/index.php] near the Zoologischer Garten Berlin (Berlin zoological garden). Construction was due to begin in 2007. When completed it could be the world's largest Ferris wheel (if the 208 m Great Beijing Wheel is not finished first).

* a Ferris wheel with a 45 metre diameter in Spreepark, an amusement park in Berlin-Treptow. This Ferris wheel was built in 1989 as replacement for an existing smaller Ferris wheel. Since 2001 Spreepark has been closed and this Ferris wheel is no longer open to the public. [http://www.spreepark.de/fahrgeschaefte/30_riesenrad.htm] , [http://www.fladeparade.de/berlin_spreepark2.html]


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