CONTRADICTION IN TERMS ! ! !

[Rareclan]

FREEDOM !?

EYE SEE.





BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.

WHOSE POINT OF VIEW IS THIS ? ? ?

[brillbilly]

I love symbolism
did ya know

As far back as 1893, the Big Wheel, or Ferris Wheel as it was originally known, played an important part in Exhibitions and Fairs. The original, designed by George Ferris, was built to commemorate 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1892. Well spotted, it opened a year later in July 1893. This is a trend that continues to this day with the late completion of the London Eye on London's South Bank. It didn't actually take fare paying passengers until March 2000, three months later than planned.
It's reassuring to know that some things never change!
From the earliest days, it was found that a vertical feature, such as a Big Wheel or Tower, really seemed to put the Exhibition on the map. The French were among the first to realize this when the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889 in Paris.
George Washington Gale Ferris, to use his full name, wanted something bigger and more impressive than this for the Chicago Expo in 1893 and so began the race upwards. When the Gigantic Wheel appeared at Earls Court in 1895, special commemorative coins were struck and music hall songs were written about it. That particular wheel stayed in service until 1906 when it had carried over 2.5 million passengers.
Other famous wheels built include Blackpool in 1896, Vienna in 1897 and Paris in 1900. In Paris, to celebrate the New Millennium and 100 years since the original wheel, there is now a Big Wheel at the end of the Champs D'Elysee on the Place De La Concorde. The Austrian wheel was so severely damaged by bombing and fire in World War 2 that it did not re-open until 1947. Known as the Riesenrand, it has been in continual use since and stands at 212 ft in the Prater Amusement Park. All these wheels were designed by an English engineer named Cecil Booth, the Viennese wheel being the sole survivor.
Giant Wheels seem to keep getting bigger all the time with Kobe in Japan standing at 208 ft in 1981, Dallas at 212 ft in 1985 and for Expo '85 in Japan that year, the wheel stood at a massive 280 ft !
Today, the science of building these huge wheels, observation wheels as they are sometimes known, has reached 'new heights' with the London Eye on the site of the Festival of Britain's South Bank Exhibition. It stands at an enormous 450 ft and weighs in at some 1600 tonnes. The wheel is an advance in that it is continually moving and the cabins are mounted on the outside of the wheel. Instead of swinging, they are geared to keep the occupant upright throughout the entire revolution of the wheel.
members.fortunecity.com/gbex1/bigw.html

;)From the top you can see the domes and obelisks

[brillbilly]

and the hidden side!





symbols of the Rosicrutian A.M.O.R.C (Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis)



Israel. (Free Masons Square) in the city of Eilat

hampton court

US CAPITOL


CANBERRA

GERMANY

[boxfree]

Hummm.... circles and triangles. What...... no octahedron !!!!! It's a conspiracy I tell ya!

[brillbilly]

Apr 21, 2011 11:35:22 GMT 10 boxfree said:

Hummm.... circles and triangles. What...... no octahedron !!!!! It's a conspiracy I tell ya!

we might find one here?

[Rareclan]

brillbilly

Beautiful ! ! !