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PHOTOS
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I C O N S
The story behind the most
famous landmarks around
the network
Wiener Riesenrad
THE FACTS
LOCATION
PRATER, VIENNA,
AUSTRIA
AGE
116
BUILT FOR
GOLDEN JUBILEE
OF FRANZ JOSEF I
HEIGHT
64.75M
NUMBER OF CARS
22
COST OF RIDE
€9
DID YOU KNOW?
2.7km/h
turning speed
€280
cost per hour to hire a private cabin
15
pods lost to damage during WWII
1944
year it burned down
1914
year a horse rode it
Due to be demolished
in 1916, the wheel
survived as
there was no
money to pay for
its demolition.
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING
WHEELY BIG
How Vienna’s Ferris wheel stacks up against international competition
NOWAND VENN
Weiner Riesenrad
Viennese
whirl
Hollywood
star
STAR TURN
The old lady of Prater district
is an old Hollywood favourite
STAR TURNS
The old lady of Prate park is a
Hollywood staple
1949
In classic noir
The Third Man,
the two main characters had a
tense confrontation at the top.
1987
Timothy Dalton and Bond
hottie Maryam d’Abo shared a kiss
on the ride in
The Living Daylights.
1995
Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy
had a cheeky snog on the wheel
during
Before Sunrise.
WIENER REISENRAD
Wheel diameter
64m
Number of pods
15
Cost
: unknown
LONDON EYE
Wheel diameter
135m
Number of pods
32
Cost
€84 million
SINGAPORE FLYER
Wheel diameter
165m
Number of pods
28
Cost
€108 million
DUBAI EYE (UAE)
Wheel diameter
210m
Number of pods
36
Cost
€198 million
210
0
Diameter (in metres)
1 7 0
