Ferris Wheel of Paris was a 100 metre
Ferris Wheel of Paris was, until Mid of eighties, the largest Ferris wheel ever built.
External links
* http://paris1900.lartnouveau.com/cartes_postales_anciennes/la_grande_roue.htm
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