The World’s Fair was held in Chicago’s Jackson Park and—for six ballyhooed months—brought together ancient cultures, cutting-edge technology and a Ferris wheel that makes Navy Pier’s ...

In late 1890, Daniel Burnham, the eminent architect charged with turning a boggy square mile of Chicago into a world ... he said. Ferris was hardly the first to imagine such a wheel.

Ferris constructed the world's first Ferris wheel for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago ... was an imposing sight at the World's Fair and attracted lots of attention and ...

America hosted the World's Fair ... Gale Ferris's gigantic wheel ride -- the first Ferris wheel ever built. This was a direct response to Gustave Eiffel's tower for the Paris fair of 1889.

The “Ferris Wheel” lasted longer than its creator’s life, fortunes and reputation – but only marginally. It remained in Chicago during the decade immediately after the World’s Fair ...

America hosted the World's Fair ... Gale Ferris's gigantic wheel ride -- the first Ferris wheel ever built. This was a direct response to Gustave Eiffel's tower for the Paris fair of 1889.