Pleasure wheels whose passengers ride in chairs turned by strong men seem to have been around already from the 17th century! The original Ferris wheel was designed and constructed in 1893 by G.W. Gale Ferris, Jr. in Chicago, and since then all such structures carry his name. The original Ferris wheel was 80.4 meters tall and the tallest one today is the Singapore flyer which reaches 165 meters. The engino motorized wheel is 60 cm tall and has many similarities with original Ferris wheels.