Grande Roue de Marseille | |
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General information | |
Status | Operating |
Type | Ferris wheel |
Location | Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
Address | Quai de la Fraternité, 13001 Marseille |
Coordinates | 43°17′45″N 5°22′19″E / 43.2957003°N 5.3720613°E |
Opened | 2009 |
Owner | Tour de Lune [1] |
Height | 55 m (180 ft) |
Grande Roue de Marseille is a 55-meter tall Ferris wheel in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is the second tallest Ferris wheel in France and has 42 gondola cabins. [1] It opened to the public in 2009 [2] and has moved multiple times between two locations of Vieux-Port (Old Port) and Escale Borély. [3] [4] [5]
A 10 year-old girl was injured and suffered a broken jaw and bruises to her ear on August 19, 2019, when she allegedly stuck her head out of cabin. The operator claimed it was a disregard for safety by the occupant, not a mechanical malfunction. [6]
Grande Roue de Marseille | |
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General information | |
Status | Operating |
Type | Ferris wheel |
Location | Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
Address | Quai de la Fraternité, 13001 Marseille |
Coordinates | 43°17′45″N 5°22′19″E / 43.2957003°N 5.3720613°E |
Opened | 2009 |
Owner | Tour de Lune [1] |
Height | 55 m (180 ft) |
Grande Roue de Marseille is a 55-meter tall Ferris wheel in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is the second tallest Ferris wheel in France and has 42 gondola cabins. [1] It opened to the public in 2009 [2] and has moved multiple times between two locations of Vieux-Port (Old Port) and Escale Borély. [3] [4] [5]
A 10 year-old girl was injured and suffered a broken jaw and bruises to her ear on August 19, 2019, when she allegedly stuck her head out of cabin. The operator claimed it was a disregard for safety by the occupant, not a mechanical malfunction. [6]