Grande Roue de Marseille | |
Location: | Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
Status: | Operating |
Building Type: | Ferris wheel |
Opened Date: | 2009 |
Height: | 550NaN0 |
Owner: | Tour de Lune |
Coordinates: | 43.2957°N 5.3721°W |
Address: | Quai de la Fraternité, 13001 Marseille |
Grande Roue de Marseille is a 55-meter tall Ferris wheel in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is the second tallest Ferris wheel in France and has 42 gondola cabins.[1] It opened to the public in 2009[2] and has moved multiple times between two locations of Vieux-Port (Old Port) and Escale Borély.[3] [4] [5]
A 10 year-old girl was injured and suffered a broken jaw and bruises to her ear on August 19, 2019, when she allegedly stuck her head out of cabin. The operator claimed it was a disregard for safety by the occupant, not a mechanical malfunction.[6]