A photostream of the world's coolest ferris wheels (well, some of ). More here at wiki where it says that "pleasure wheels" turned by men may have originated in 17th century Bulgaria. To the left, an Adam Olearis (1599-1671) 17th century engraving depicting an early Turkish design for what was also known as an "up and down." The pleasure wheel has been traced to communities in Romania, India, and Siberia, eventually arriving in England and Europe. Antonio Manguino introduced the first American idea of the ferris wheel with a wooden "pleasure wheel" at his start-up fair in Walton Springs, Georgia. The original 1893 "Ferris Wheel," also known as the "Chicago Wheel," was designed and constructed by American engineer George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
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