Construction has begun on a ferris wheel on Brighton seafront which could attract 250, 000 visitors a year.

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Long lines formed to ride a Ferris wheel set up amid beer and bratwurst stands on the tarmac.

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With Tim Robbins as a villain on a Ferris wheel (shades of Harry Lime), and the alluring Christine Boisson as a cop.

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If a ferris wheel and a putting green on stilts can draw twice as many visitors each year as the Grand Canyon, the possibilities for Detroit should be boundless.

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The London Eye, a giant Ferris wheel almost opposite the Houses of Parliament, will eventually be an easy walk from the arts centre at the South Bank.

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We also showcased several feats of futuristic architecture -- a skyscraper zoo with a built-in ferris wheel and a shape-shifting solar bridge that purifies the air.

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In recent years, Jackson has also narrowly avoided bankruptcy and foreclosure on his Neverland ranch, which also includes an amusement park, complete with Ferris wheel, and a petting zoo.

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So to spectacular Yokohama for the finale, with Japan's tallest building and the world's biggest ferris wheel as landmarks for a modern city.

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Board a Thames Clipper ferry at the iconic London Eye Ferris wheel to sail alongside the South Bank, Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, and the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf.

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