The Giant Wheel
The Giant Wheel is a Ferris wheel in Butetown, Cardiff, Wales. The Giant Wheel is situated nearby to the event venue Pierhead Building, as well as near the movie theater Everyman Cinema.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wales Millennium Centre and Senedd building.
Wales Millennium Centre
Arts center
Photo: grahamwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wales Millennium Centre is Wales's national arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of 7.5 acres. Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert. Wales Millennium Centre is situated 610 feet north of The Giant Wheel.
Senedd building
Government office
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The Senedd building, in Cardiff, houses the debating chamber and three committee rooms of the Senedd. The 5,308-square-metre Senedd building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 March 2006, Saint David's Day, and the total cost was £69.6 million, which included £49.7 million in construction costs. Senedd building is situated 330 feet northeast of The Giant Wheel.
Tŷ Hywel
Government office
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tŷ Hywel is a building in Cardiff, Wales, used by the Senedd. It is named after the medieval king Hywel Dda, King of Deheubarth in South West Wales. The building was previously known as Crickhowell House, after the former Secretary of State for Wales, Lord Crickhowell. Tŷ Hywel is situated 680 feet northeast of The Giant Wheel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cardiff Bay and Newtown.
Cardiff Bay
Suburb
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardiff Bay is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.
Grangetown
Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown.
The Giant Wheel
- Type: Ferris wheel
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.46324° or 51° 27′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.16377° or 3° 9′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C3RFR7P+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493543076OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=big_wheel
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pierhead Building and Everyman Cinema.
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