The original Ferris wheel was installed in 1968 and was a ... This article by Lisa Vogt, a Washington-born and Tokyo-based photographer, originally appeared in the June 16 issue of Asahi Weekly.

“Too fragile,” he said. Ferris was hardly the first to imagine such a wheel. In fact, a carpenter named William Somers was building 50-foot wooden wheels at Asbury Park, Atlantic City and ...

These pictures and video show the stunning views from a 33-metre tall ferris wheel standing over a historic Yorkshire city.