Cosmo Clock 21
{{Short description|Ferris wheel in Yokohama, Japan}}
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Cosmo Clock 21 is a 112.5 metre tall ferris wheel at the Cosmo World amusement park in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama, Japan. When it first opened, it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel, until the completion of the {{Convert|108|m|ft|adj=on}} Igosu 108 in Shiga, Japan, in 1992.
History and specifications
Built for the YES '89 Yokohama Exposition at Minato Mirai 21 in 1989,[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-25-tr-1788-story.html Los Angeles Times] Cosmo Clock 21 was originally constructed with a height of {{Convert|107.5|m|ft}}.{{Cite web |url=http://www.senyo.co.jp/english/corp/leisure.htm |title=Senyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. - company profile |access-date=2010-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303234651/http://www.senyo.co.jp/english/corp/leisure.htm |archive-date=2012-03-03 |url-status=dead}}
In 1997 the structure was dismantled, then in 1999 relocated onto a taller base which increased its overall height to {{Convert|112.5|m|ft}}.[http://www.senyo.co.jp/produ/cosmo21.htm Senyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. - Cosmo Clock 21] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918030148/http://www.senyo.co.jp/produ/cosmo21.htm |date=2013-09-18 }}{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604210724/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=139134 Cosmo Clock 21, Yokohama, Japan]}}
Cosmo Clock 21 has 60 passenger cars,[http://www.japanforyou.com/index.php/newsfeeds/cosmo-world.html Cosmo world] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20110713090210/http://www.japanforyou.com/index.php/newsfeeds/cosmo-world.html |date=2011-07-13 }} each capable of carrying up to eight people. One rotation of the {{Convert|100|m|ft|adj=on}} diameter wheel takes 15 minutes.[http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/favorite/01.html Yokohama - my favorite tour {{!}} Akai Kutsu tour1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108135505/http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/favorite/01.html |date=2009-11-08 }}
In film
Cosmo Clock 21 made a notable film appearance in the 1992 film Godzilla vs. Mothra, where Battra would lift it from its supports and use it to bludgeon Godzilla.
Coordinates
- 1st (107.5 m tall) installation, completed 1989, dismantled 1997: ?
- 2nd (112.5 m tall) installation, completed 1999: {{Coord|35.4553872|N|139.6367347|E|region:JP_type:landmark|name=Cosmo Clock 21|display=it}}
Gallery
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File:Cosmo Clock 21 - Yokohama - June 2009.webm|thumbtime=3|in 2009
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References
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Category:Ferris wheels in Japan
Category:Buildings and structures in Yokohama
Category:Tourist attractions in Yokohama
Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1989