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Seattle Great Wheel

Ferris wheel in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Summary

Ferris wheel in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Field	Value
name	Seattle Great Wheel
image	[[File:Seattle Great Wheel ferris wheel seen from Argosy cruise.jpg	frameless	upright=1.35]]
caption	Seattle Great Wheel in 2017
map_type	Seattle WA Downtown
map_caption	Location within downtown Seattle
building_type	Ferris wheel
cost	$20 million
owner	Great Western Pacific
address	1301 Alaskan Way
Seattle, Washington
98101
coordinates
start_date	April 17, 2012
opened_date	June 29, 2012
height	175 ft
architect	Jackson Main Architecture, P.S.
architecture_firm	https://www.jacksonmain.com/
structural_engineer	Chance Rides GeoEngineers, B&T Design and Engineering
main_contractor	Manson Construction Co.
website
references	https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/october_november_2021/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1730114#articleId1730114

Seattle, Washington 98101 The Seattle Great Wheel is a 53-meter Ferris wheel at Pier 57 on Elliott Bay in Seattle, Washington, United States. At an overall height of 175 ft, it was the tallest Ferris wheel on the West Coast of the United States when it opened in June 2012.

Opening day

The inauguration ceremony and opening to the public took place on June 29, 2012. Participants in the ceremony, which commenced at 2:30 p.m., included the U.S. Coast Guard with a presentation of colors, Seattle mayor Michael McGinn who delivered a speech, and the University of Washington cheerleaders, spirit team, and marching band who provided entertainment. Approximately 200 people lined up for the first ride on the wheel.

Construction and design

Seattle was the third city in North America to offer a wheel of this design, following the Niagara SkyWheel at Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, Canada (which is also 175 ft tall), and the larger Myrtle Beach SkyWheel in South Carolina, which stands 187 ft tall. The Seattle wheel is the only one of the three to be built over water.

The Seattle Great Wheel has 42 climate-controlled gondolas, each able to carry up to eight passengers (except the luxury VIP gondola, which had red leather seats and a glass floor, and seats four), The 12-minute, three-revolution ride extends 40 ft out over Elliott Bay.

File:Seattle Great Wheel, Seattle, Washington, Estados Unidos, 2017-09-02, DD 16.jpg|Long exposure photo of Great Wheel lights at night File:Seattle evening pano.jpg|Seattle skyline and Great Wheel near twilight

In popular culture

The Seattle Great Wheel was featured in the climax for the film Death Note.
The Seattle Great Wheel is a prominent landmark in the 2020 action-adventure game The Last of Us Part II.

References

Nolasco, Joanna. (June 1, 2012). "Structures: 170,000-pound wheel on the pier? That's a tall order!". [[Puget Sound Business Journal]].
Laura L. Myers. (June 29, 2012). "Seattle's new landmark Great Wheel opening on waterfront". [[Chicago Tribune]].
"Seattle: What's New?". visitseattle.org.
Sullivan, Jennifer. (June 29, 2012). "The Seattle Great Wheel opens to a big crowd". [[The Seattle Times]].
Levesque, John. (June 2012). "Recreation: Big Wheel".
Kugiya, Hugo. (June 29, 2012). "What 'Seattle process'? Big wheel turns up fast". [[Puget Sound Business Journal]].
(June 29, 2012). "Grand opening of Seattle's Great Wheel". seattlepi.com.
(September 1, 2013). "Seattle Great Wheel". Seattle Great Wheel.
"Seattle Great Wheel".
Fossett, Wyatt. (2020-05-27). "PlayStation's The Last of Us Part II features a post-pandemic Seattle".

Wikipedia Source

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