Cosmo Clock 21
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Cosmo Clock 21 is a 112.5-metre-tall (369 ft) Ferris wheel at the Cosmo World amusement park in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama, Japan. When it first opened, it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel at 107.5 metres (353 ft), until the completion of the 108-metre (354 ft) Igosu 108 in Shiga, Japan, in 1992.
History and specifications
Built for the YES '89 Yokohama Exposition at Minato Mirai 21 in 1989,[1] Cosmo Clock 21 was originally constructed with a height of 107.5 metres (353 ft).[2]
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).[3][4]
Cosmo Clock 21 has 60 passenger cars,[5] each capable of carrying up to eight people. One rotation of the 100-metre (330 ft) diameter wheel takes 15 minutes.[6]
In film
Cosmo Clock 21 makes a prominent film appearance in the 1992 film Godzilla vs. Mothra, where Godzilla attempts to kill Mothra by toppling it on top of her, only for Battra to catch the wheel and use it as a weapon against the King of the Monsters.
Coordinates
- 1st (107.5 m tall) installation, completed 1989, dismantled 1997: ?
- 2nd (112.5 m tall) installation, completed 1999: 35°27′19″N 139°38′12″E / 35.4553872°N 139.6367347°E
Gallery
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References
- ^ Los Angeles Times
- ^ "Senyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. - company profile". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ Senyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. - Cosmo Clock 21 Archived 2013-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cosmo Clock 21, Yokohama, Japan
- ^ Cosmo world Archived 2011-07-13 at archive.today
- ^ Yokohama - my favorite tour | Akai Kutsu tour1 Archived 2009-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
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