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[[File:La grande roue, Paris, France, ca. 1890-1900.jpg|thumb|La grande roue, Paris, France, ca. 1890-1900]] |
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[[File:Vue panoramique de l'exposition universelle de 1900.jpg|thumb|350px|Exposition Universelle of 1900, viewed from east north east]] |
[[File:Vue panoramique de l'exposition universelle de 1900.jpg|thumb|350px|Exposition Universelle of 1900, viewed from east north east]] |
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[[File:Expo universelle paris 1900.JPG|thumb|350px|Exposition Universelle of 1900, viewed from north north east]] |
[[File:Expo universelle paris 1900.JPG|thumb|350px|Exposition Universelle of 1900, viewed from north north east]] |
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'''Grande Roue de Paris''' was a {{Convert|100|m|ft|0|adj=on}} tall [[Ferris wheel]] built in 1900 for the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Exposition Universelle]] world exhibition at [[Paris]]. |
'''Grande Roue de Paris''' was a {{Convert|100|m|ft|0|adj=on}} tall [[Ferris wheel]] built in 1900 for the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Exposition Universelle]] world exhibition at [[Paris]]. |
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It was located near the Village Suisse and the Machine Gallery, Avenue de Suffren . |
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It weighed 400 tons and consisted of 40 gondolas shaped cars that can carry 30 people. It was designed and managed by a British corporation Paris Gigantic Wheel and Variety Company Ltd.. |
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It was demolished in 1937 to recover the metal. |
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Until the construction of the Cosmo Clock 21 in Japan, the Grande Roue de Paris was was largest Ferris wheel in the world. |
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The passenger cars were so large that they were removed from the wheel and used as homes for French families when the region was devastated by [[World War I]].<ref>New York Times Picture Section 5, Sunday, April 3, 1921</ref> |
The passenger cars were so large that they were removed from the wheel and used as homes for French families when the region was devastated by [[World War I]].<ref>New York Times Picture Section 5, Sunday, April 3, 1921</ref> |
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[[Théodore Vienne]], the industrialist and founder of the [[Paris–Roubaix]] cycle race, was both owner and director of the Grande Roue de Paris. |
[[Théodore Vienne]], the industrialist and founder of the [[Paris–Roubaix]] cycle race, was both owner and director of the Grande Roue de Paris. |
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It was demolished in 1920,<ref name="GRdP1920">{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SkFQ5tgWKfEC&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140&dq=destruction+of+France%27s+La+Grande+Roue+in+1920&source=bl&ots=H4Jmxm2146&sig=lP5hTGqdE144KUbuRgJsiPrDIyY&hl=en&ei=Yk7aSsfCBNWD4Qa14ZzSCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=destruction%20of%20France%27s%20La%20Grande%20Roue%20in%201920&f=false |title=Ferris wheels: an illustrated history |first=Norman D |last=Anderson |publisher=Popular Press |year=1992 |isbn=9780879725327 |page=141}}</ref> but almost 90 years passed between its construction and a taller wheel, the {{Convert|107.5|m|ft|0|adj=on}} [[Cosmo Clock 21]], being built in Japan.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Commonscat|Grande Roue de Paris (1900)}} |
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*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Roue_de_Paris Le Grande Roue de Paris (1900-1937)] |
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{{Succession box|title=World's all-time tallest [[Ferris wheel]]|before=[[Great Wheel]]|after=[[Cosmo Clock 21]]|years=1900-1989}} |
{{Succession box|title=World's all-time tallest [[Ferris wheel]]|before=[[Great Wheel]]|after=[[Cosmo Clock 21]]|years=1900-1989}} |
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{{Succession box|title=World's tallest extant [[Ferris wheel]]|before=[[Great Wheel]]|after=[[Wiener Riesenrad]]|years=1900- |
{{Succession box|title=World's tallest extant [[Ferris wheel]]|before=[[Great Wheel]]|after=[[Wiener Riesenrad]]|years=1900-1937}} |
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[[Category:Former Ferris wheels]] |
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[[Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1900]] |
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[[Category:World's Fair architecture in France]] |
[[Category:World's Fair architecture in France]] |
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[[Category:Exposition Universelle (1900)]] |
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Revision as of 05:47, 24 January 2013
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Grande Roue de Paris was a 100-metre (328 ft) tall Ferris wheel built in 1900 for the Exposition Universelle world exhibition at Paris.
It was located near the Village Suisse and the Machine Gallery, Avenue de Suffren . It weighed 400 tons and consisted of 40 gondolas shaped cars that can carry 30 people. It was designed and managed by a British corporation Paris Gigantic Wheel and Variety Company Ltd.. It was demolished in 1937 to recover the metal. Until the construction of the Cosmo Clock 21 in Japan, the Grande Roue de Paris was was largest Ferris wheel in the world.
The passenger cars were so large that they were removed from the wheel and used as homes for French families when the region was devastated by World War I.[1]
Théodore Vienne, the industrialist and founder of the Paris–Roubaix cycle race, was both owner and director of the Grande Roue de Paris.
References
- ^ New York Times Picture Section 5, Sunday, April 3, 1921
External links
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