Prater Ferris Wheel - Vienna
Vienna's Prater - The Giant Ferris Wheel
Ever since it opened, the Giant Ferris Wheel has been a symbol of Vienna's Prater district, and with its famous silhouette seen from far off it has become the city's trademark. The Giant Ferris Wheel, erected by the British engineer Walter B. Besset, has the proud distinction, in contrast to other wheels in London, Blackpool, Paris, or Chicago, of having withstood all the natural catastrophes and acts of war to which it has been subjected. Following the destruction of the entire operating system and all the cabins in 1945 by bombs and fire, the Giant Ferris Wheel, like the city it symbolises, very soon began to rise from the ashes
Read MoreEver since it opened, the Giant Ferris Wheel has been a symbol of Vienna's Prater district, and with its famous silhouette seen from far off it has become the city's trademark. The Giant Ferris Wheel, erected by the British engineer Walter B. Besset, has the proud distinction, in contrast to other wheels in London, Blackpool, Paris, or Chicago, of having withstood all the natural catastrophes and acts of war to which it has been subjected. Following the destruction of the entire operating system and all the cabins in 1945 by bombs and fire, the Giant Ferris Wheel, like the city it symbolises, very soon began to rise from the ashes
