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Ferris wheels (amusement rides, recreation structures, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: 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.
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| Ferris wheels (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
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............ | named for creator George W. Ferris |
| Ferris wheel (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| ferris wheel (C,U,English,UF,U,SN)
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| wheel, Ferris (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| wheels, Ferris (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| 摩天輪 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| mó tiān lún (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| mo tian lun (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| mo t'ien lun (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| reuzenraden (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| reuzenrad (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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| grande roue (C,U,French-P,AD,U,FSN)
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| carruseles (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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| carrusel (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RK |
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.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Single Built Works (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ single built works (built environment) (G) |
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................ <single built works by specific type> (G) |
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.................... <single built works by function> (G) |
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........................ recreation structures (G) |
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............................ amusement rides (G) |
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................................ Ferris wheels (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 由一電力驅動之大型轉輪構成的遊樂設備，轉輪由兩平行部分及懸掛於其間的座艙組成，轉輪在一垂直平面轉動時，座艙保持水平。最早的摩天輪是由賓夕法尼亞州匹茲堡的造橋建築師喬治•法利士(George W. Ferris)為1893年的芝加哥世界博覽會所造。 |
| Dutch ..... Attracties die bestaan uit een groot mechanisch aangedreven rad met twee evenwijdige delen waartussen zitbanken zijn opgehangen. Het wiel draait in een verticaal vlak, waarbij de zitbanken hun horizontale positie behouden. Het eerste reuzenrad werd ontworpen door George W. Ferris, een uit Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) afkomstige ontwerper van bruggen, ten behoeve van de wereldtentoonstelling van 1893 in Chicago. |
| Spanish ..... Dispositivo de entretenimiento consistente en una gran rueda accionada mediante energía eléctrica, realizada en dos secciones paralelas, y que tiene asientos suspendidos entre ellas. Los asientos mantienen una posición horizontal mientras la rueda gira en un plano vertical. |
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