EntityQ301527· pop 11· linked from 104 articlesFerris WheelSign in to savethe original Ferris Wheel, designed and built as the centerpiece of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, IllinoisWikidata factsNamed afterGeorge Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.CountryUnited StatesDesigned byGeorge Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.ImageThe Ferris Wheel — Official Views Of The World's Columbian Exposition — 91 (cropped).jpgvia Wikidata · CC0ConnectionsChicagoEntitySt. LouisEntityCategories1893 establishments in IllinoisAmusement rides in IllinoisBuildings and structures completed in 1893Buildings and structures demolished in 1906Demolished buildings and structures in ChicagoFerris wheels in the United StatesFormer Ferris wheelsLouisiana Purchase ExpositionWorld's Columbian ExpositionWorld's fair architecture in the United States