Great Berlin Wheel Explained

The Great Berlin Wheel was a giant Ferris wheel to be built near the Berlin Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten Berlin) in Berlin, Germany, by the Great Wheel Corporation.

It was originally planned to be 185m (607feet) tall, with 36 passenger capsules,^{[1] [2]} but this was subsequently revised to 175m (574feet) tall, with 28 passenger capsules, each able to accommodate 40 persons.^[3]

The groundbreaking ceremony was on 3 December 2007^[4] and completion was originally planned for 2008,^[5] but the project stalled after encountering financial obstacles.^[6]

If it had been built, it would have become the world's tallest Ferris wheel, superseding the 165m (541feet) Singapore Flyer (world's tallest 2008–2014).

Notes and References

1. https://www.welt.de/regionales/berlin/article1277759/Gruenes_Licht_fuer_Riesenrad_am_Zoo.html Bau-Projekt: Grünes Licht für Riesenrad am Zoo - Nachrichten Regionales - Berlin - WELT ONLINE
2. Web site: The Great Wheel Corporation - Riesenrad Zoo . 2010-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003142654/http://www.greatwheel.com/berlin_english.htm . 2011-10-03 . dead .
3. Web site: great berlin wheel . 2010-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100802054830/http://www.aussichtsrad-berlin.de/rad/technische_daten/index_en.php . 2010-08-02 . dead .
4. http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/Stadtleben-Mitte-Riesenrad;art125,2680039 Der Tagesspiegel newspaper report
5. Web site: The Ferris Wheel near the Zoo has been approved . 2009-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090601221427/http://www.aussichtsrad-berlin.de/presse/pressestimmen/index_en.php#ferris . 2009-06-01 . dead .
6. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/attractions/orl-travel-great-wheel-on-hold,0,4751298.story Planned Great Wheel for I-Drive area of Orlando on hold