Dear members of the Carolina International Chorale & String Ensemble,If you would like to see Vienna from above and enjoy an amazing experience, then go on a ride with the Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel. On Wednesday, June 30, you have the opportunity to take a ride in the evening, please advise Dr. Klausmeyer if you would like to participate.
Here is some information about the famous Ferris Wheel: The Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel (in German: Riesenrad) is located at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt. It is now one of Vienna's most popular tourist attractions, and
symbolizes the district as well as the city for many people. The Riesenrad was one of the earliest Ferris wheels, erected in 1897 to celebrate Emperor Franz Josef I's golden Jubilee, and has an overall height of 64.75 meters (212.4 ft). The wheel originally had 30 gondolas, but was severely damaged in the World War II, and when it was rebuilt, only 15 gondolas were replaced. The spokes are steel cables, in tension, and the wheel is driven by a circumferential cable which leaves the wheel and passes through the drive mechanism under the base. A demolition permit for the Riesenrad was issued in 1916, but due a lack to funds with which to carry out the destruction, it survived. For more information, please click here.
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