Cosmo Clock 21

Cosmo Clock 21

Cosmo Clock 21 is a giant Ferris wheel located in Yokohama, Japan. It is also the world's largest clock.^[1][2]

Built for the YES '89 Yokohama Exposition at Minato Mirai 21 in 1989,^[3] Cosmo Clock 21 was originally constructed with a height of 107.5 metres (353 ft).^[4]

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).^[5][6]

When it first opened in 1989, it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel, until the completion of the 112.5-metre (369 ft) Tempozan Ferris Wheel in Osaka in 1997.

Cosmo Clock 21 has 60 passenger cars,^[7] each capable of carrying up to eight people. One rotation of the 100-metre (330 ft) diameter wheel takes 15 minutes.^[8]

Coordinates

• 1st (107.5 m tall) installation, completed 1989: ?
• 2nd (112.5 m tall) installation, completed 1999: 35°27′19″N 139°38′12″E / 35.4553872°N 139.6367347°E / 35.4553872; 139.6367347 (Cosmo Clock 21)

Gallery

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References

1. ^ Minato Mirai 21
2. ^ Yokohama Accommodation
3. ^ Los Angeles Times
4. ^ Senyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. - company profile
5. ^ Senyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. - Cosmo Clock 21
6. ^ Cosmo Clock 21, Yokohama, Japan
7. ^ Cosmo world
8. ^ Yokohama - my favorite tour | Akai Kutsu tour1

Preceded by Grande Roue de Paris	World's all-time tallest Ferris wheel 1989-1997	Succeeded by Tempozan Ferris Wheel
Preceded by Technocosmos	World's tallest extant Ferris wheel 1989-1997	Succeeded by Tempozan Ferris Wheel