Ferris wheels
- Term Type
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Preferred Term
Ferris wheels
- Details
Amusement devices consisting of a large power-driven wheel made in two parallel sections having seats suspended between them, the seats maintaining a horizontal position while the wheel rotates in a vertical plane. The first wheel was created by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bridge builder George W. Ferris for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
- Variations
ferris wheels
wheels, Ferris
Ferris wheel
wheel, Ferris
- Broader Term