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Top photo: The Giant Ferris Wheel (no longer in this location that I photographed) is back in the Tuileries Gardens as of October 18, 2024, after being moved for the Olympic Games. Previously located at Place de la Concorde, it now offers beautiful views of Paris from 60 meters (197 feet) high.
The Roue de Paris is a 60-metre (200 ft) tall transportable Ferris wheel, originally installed on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, for the 2000 millennium celebrations. It left Paris in 2002 and has since then seen service at numerous other locations around the world.
It is a Ronald Bussink series R60 wheel and needs no permanent foundations, instead 40,000 litres (8,800 imp gal; 11,000 US gal) (40 tonnes) of water ballast provide a stable base. It weighs 365 tonnes.
Due to its transportable design, it can be erected in 72 hours and dismantled in 60 hours by a specialist team. Transport requires seven 20-foot (6.1 m) container lorries, ten open trailer lorries, and one closed trailer lorry.
LL: superzoom to Louvre. We visited the courtyards yesterday afternoon.
LR: Red brick building is Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre completed in 1904.
Glass building (LL of photo): Pernod Ricard The Island (Global HQ)
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre. Iconic, domed white church, completed in 1914, with interior mosaics, stained-glass windows & crypt. (We were there yesterday morning).
The Roue de Paris is a 60-metre (200 ft) tall transportable Ferris wheel, originally installed on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, for the 2000 millennium celebrations. It left Paris in 2002 and has since then seen service at numerous other locations around the world.
It is a Ronald Bussink series R60 wheel and needs no permanent foundations, instead 40,000 litres (8,800 imp gal; 11,000 US gal) (40 tonnes) of water ballast provide a stable base. It weighs 365 tonnes.
Due to its transportable design, it can be erected in 72 hours and dismantled in 60 hours by a specialist team. Transport requires seven 20-foot (6.1 m) container lorries, ten open trailer lorries, and one closed trailer lorry.
LL: superzoom to Louvre. We visited the courtyards yesterday afternoon.
LR: Red brick building is Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre completed in 1904.
Glass building (LL of photo): Pernod Ricard The Island (Global HQ)
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre. Iconic, domed white church, completed in 1914, with interior mosaics, stained-glass windows & crypt. (We were there yesterday morning).
Oct 07 2024