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Cosmo Clock 21 is a giant Ferris wheel located in Yokohama, Japan. It is also the world's largest clock.[1][2]
Built for the YES '89 Yokohama Exposition at Minato Mirai 21 in 1989,[3] Cosmo Clock 21 was originally constructed with a height of 107.5 metres (353 ft).[4]
In 1997 the structure was dismantled, then in 1999 relocated onto a taller base which increased its overall height to 112.5 metres (369 ft).[5][6]
When it first opened in 1989, it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel, until the completion of the 112.5-metre (369 ft) Tempozan Ferris Wheel in Osaka in 1997.
Cosmo Clock 21 has 60 passenger cars,[7] each capable of carrying up to eight people. One rotation of the 100-metre (330 ft) diameter wheel takes 15 minutes.[8]
Coordinates
- 1st (107.5 m tall) installation, completed 1989: ?
- 2nd (112.5 m tall) installation, completed 1999: 35°27′19″N 139°38′12″E / 35.4553872°N 139.6367347°E
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Preceded by
Grande Roue de ParisWorld's all-time tallest Ferris wheel
1989-1997Succeeded by
Tempozan Ferris WheelPreceded by
TechnocosmosWorld's tallest extant Ferris wheel
1989-1997Succeeded by
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