• Higher that any skyscraper at the time.
• Used spokes to support the rim
• Held more people that any Ferris
Wheel built since
• Designed and build in a record 6 months
• Operated 24/7 through the fair
without stopping
• Axle connected to outer rim with
flexible spokes
• Powered by two 1,000 hp steam engine
"Remembering the Legacy of the Ferris Wheel from the 1893 Chicago and 1904 St. Louis World's Fair"