History
| 1897 | The Giant Ferris Wheel was erected to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Emperor Franz Josef I. |
| 1898 | To draw attention to the poverty of herself, her husband and others in the city, Viennese woman Marie Kindl hangs herself outside a cabin during a ride on a rope she held between her teeth. |
| 1914 | As part of a film, Madame Solange d`Atalide, a successful circus director and horsewoman completes a revolution of the Giant Ferris Wheel sitting on a horse on the roof of one of the cabins. |
| 1916 | A demolition permit was issued, but the Ferris Wheel was saved from destruction by a lack of money. |
| Ab 1920 | More and more U.S. film producers discover the Ferris Wheel as a film motif. |
| 1944 | The Giant Ferris Wheel is burned down. |
| 1945 | The Wheel is rebuilt, at the same time as the reconstruction of St. Stephan's Cathedral, the State Opera House, and the Burgtheater. |
| 1947 | The Giant Ferris Wheel is taken back into operation. |
| 2002 | The Giant Ferris Wheel enters a new epoch. On 1 May 2002 the eight lost cabins were returned. They form a Wheel of History in the Panorama and take visitors back on a journey through the history of Vienna and stories of the Prater. Since 1 May 2002 the Giant Ferris Wheel has illuminated the night skies of Vienna bathed in gold and silver light. On 1 May 2002 the Prater and Vienna gained a new attraction which harmoniously brings together the old and the new, the past and the very present, tradition and high-tech. |
| 2008 | “Wander in” |
