Great Wheel Corporation
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| Great Wheel Corporation | |
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| Type | Private |
| Genre | Ferris Wheel |
| Founded | London, Beijing, Shanghai and Dubai |
| Founder | Florian Bollen (Chairman) |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| No. of locations | Beijing, Shanghai and Dubai |
| Area served | London, Beijing, Shanghai, Orlando, Berlin, Qingdao and Dubai |
| Key people | Florian Bollen (Chairman) |
| Industry | Building |
| Products | Ferris Wheel |
| Website | www.greatwheel.com |
Great Wheel Corporation is a company engaged in the development, building, financing and operation of Ferris wheels, which it calls observation wheels. The company built the largest wheel in the world, the Singapore Flyer, and is building two larger wheels. Current projects include the Great Beijing Wheel[1] and the Great Berlin Wheel[2]
[edit] Wheels
| Name | Height (m) | Year Built | Country | Location | Remarks |
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| Great Beijing Wheel | 208 | 2009 | China | Beijing | Under construction. |
| Great Berlin Wheel | 185 | 2009 | Germany | Berlin | Under construction. |
| The Great Dubai Wheel | 185 | 2009 | UAE | Dubai | Proposed. |
| Singapore Flyer | 165 | 2008 | Singapore | Singapore | Currently the worlds largest wheel. |
| Orlando Great Wheel | ? | ? | United States | Orlando | Proposed. |
| Qingdao Great Wheel | ? | ? | Qingdao | China | Proposed. |
[edit] References
- ^ Construction begins in Beijing on largest ‘Ferris wheel’ in the world. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ "Great Berlin wheel".
[edit] External links
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