Giant Ferris Wheel

The Wiener Riesenrad, or simply Riesenrad, is a 64.75-metre tall Ferris wheel at the entrance of the amusement park in , the 2nd district of 's capital .
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  • Type: Ferris wheel
  • Description: Ferris wheel in Vienna
  • Also known as: “Prater Ferris Wheel”, “Riesenrad”, and “Wiener Riesenrad”
  • Address: 90, Prater, Wien, 1020

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vienna Zeiss Planetarium and Madame Tussauds Vienna.

Planetarium
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Museum
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is a and tourist attraction located at the famous amusement park in , . It was founded by Marie Tussaud and is the twelfth location for the Tussauds franchise.

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wurstelprater and Stuwerviertel.

Locality
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The , often simply known as the Prater, is an amusement park located in , , established in 1895. Situated south-east of the city centre within the larger , a park in the district of , it is home to the iconic Riesenrad, one of Vienna's most recognisable landmarks.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Giant Ferris Wheel

Latitude
48.21665° or 48° 12′ 60″ north
Longitude
16.39589° or 16° 23′ 45″ east
Inception
July 3rd, 1897
Height
65 metres (213 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Wiener Riesenrad Dr. Lamac GmbH & Co. OG
Open location code
8FWR698W+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97979331
Open­Street­Map feature
attraction=­big_wheel
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q697578
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Giant Ferris Wheel” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “維也納摩天輪”
  • Chinese: “维也纳摩天轮”
  • Czech: “Obří kolo ve Vídni”
  • Czech: “Obří kolo”
  • Czech: “Vídeňské obří kolo”
  • Danish: “Riesenrad”
  • Dutch: “Wiener Riesenrad”
  • Esperanto: “Wiener Riesenrad”
  • Estonian: “Viini vaateratas”
  • French: “Grande roue de Vienne”
  • French: “Grande Roue de Vienne”
  • German: “Praterrad”
  • German: “Vergnügungsstätte, Riesenrad”
  • German: “Wiener Riesenrad”
  • Hebrew: “גלגל הענק של וינה”
  • Hebrew: “הגלגל הענק בווינה”
  • Hebrew: “וינר ריזנראד”
  • Hebrew: “וינר ריזנרד”
  • Hebrew: “ריזנראד”
  • Hebrew: “ריזנרד”
  • Hungarian: “bécsi óriáskerék”
  • Hungarian: “Bécsi óriáskerék”
  • Indonesian: “Riesenrad”
  • Indonesian: “Wiener Riesenrad”
  • Italian: “Riesenrad”
  • Japanese: “大観覧車”
  • Korean: “빈 대관람차”
  • Korean: “프라터 대관람차”
  • Latvian: “Vīnes Milzu panorāmas rats”
  • Luxembourgish: “Wiener Riserad”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Riesenrad”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Risenrad”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Riesenrad”
  • Norwegian: “Riesenrad”
  • Polish: “Diabelski młyn”
  • Polish: “Wiener Riesenrad”
  • Russian: “Колесо обозрения”
  • Spanish: “Noria de Viena”
  • Spanish: “Noria Gigante”
  • Spanish: “Riesenrad”
  • Spanish: “Wiener Riesenrad”
  • Swedish: “Riesenrad”

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