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Original Chicago Ferris Wheel
The original, or first, Ferris Wheel was designed and build by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. The Wheel was 80.4 metres (264 ft) tall and had 36 cars. It was destroyed in 1906.
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