Great Wheel Corporation
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Great Wheel Corporation is a company engaged in the development, building, financing, and operation of observation platforms and observation wheels (Ferris wheels)
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In 2009, Great Wheel Corporation merged with World Tourist Attractions to form Great City Attractions Ltd.
On 3 May 2010 it was reported that Great Beijing Wheel Co., the company set up to build the 208 metres (682 ft) tall Beijing Great Wheel
, under construction since 2007, had gone into receivership
after breaching the conditions of a loan.
Also in May 2010, Great Wheel Corporation was one of several companies named in a report lodged with the prosecutor's office in Berlin, Germany, for alleged embezzlement.
Great Wheel Corporation, registered in Singapore as GWC Holdings, was also a consultant for the 165 metres (541 ft) Singapore Flyer
, world's tallest Ferris wheel
since it was completed in 2008. Florian Bollen, Great Wheel Corporation chairman, is also chairman of Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd.
Ferris wheel
A Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on...
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In 2009, Great Wheel Corporation merged with World Tourist Attractions to form Great City Attractions Ltd.
On 3 May 2010 it was reported that Great Beijing Wheel Co., the company set up to build the 208 metres (682 ft) tall Beijing Great Wheel
Beijing Great Wheel
The Beijing Great Wheel is a tall giant Ferris wheel project. Located in eastern Beijing's Chaoyang Park, one of the 2008 Summer Olympics venues, its planned height exceeds that of the current world's tallest Ferris wheel record holder, the Singapore Flyer....
, under construction since 2007, had gone into receivership
Receivership
In law, receivership is the situation in which an institution or enterprise is being held by a receiver, a person "placed in the custodial responsibility for the property of others, including tangible and intangible assets and rights." The receivership remedy is an equitable remedy that emerged in...
after breaching the conditions of a loan.
Also in May 2010, Great Wheel Corporation was one of several companies named in a report lodged with the prosecutor's office in Berlin, Germany, for alleged embezzlement.
Projects
| Name |
Height | Country |
Location |
Project status |
| metres (feet) |
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| Beijing Great Wheel Beijing Great Wheel The Beijing Great Wheel is a tall giant Ferris wheel project. Located in eastern Beijing's Chaoyang Park, one of the 2008 Summer Olympics venues, its planned height exceeds that of the current world's tallest Ferris wheel record holder, the Singapore Flyer.... |
 Mainland China |
Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
Originally due to open 2008 Now in receivership |
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| Great Dubai Wheel |  United Arab Emirates |
Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
Planning permission granted in 2006 Originally due to open 2009 |
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| Great Berlin Wheel Great Berlin Wheel The Great Berlin Wheel is a giant Ferris wheel to be built near the Berlin Zoological Garden in Berlin, Germany, by the Great Wheel Corporation.... |
 Germany |
Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... |
Originally due to open 2009 Delayed |
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| Great Orlando Wheel Great Orlando Wheel The Great Orlando Wheel is a giant Ferris wheel proposed by Great Wheel Corporation for Orange County, Florida, United States, near Orlando.... |
 United States |
Orlando Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... |
Suspended | |
Great Wheel Corporation, registered in Singapore as GWC Holdings, was also a consultant for the 165 metres (541 ft) Singapore Flyer
Singapore Flyer
The Singapore Flyer is a giant Ferris wheel located in Singapore, constructed in 2005–2008. Described by its operators as an observation wheel, it reaches 42 stories high, with a total height of , making it the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, taller than the Star of Nanchang and taller than...
, world's tallest Ferris wheel
Ferris wheel
A Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on...
since it was completed in 2008. Florian Bollen, Great Wheel Corporation chairman, is also chairman of Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd.