The Giant Ferris Wheel is turning again

In a historic moment, the Mayor of Vienna Michael Ludwig and Riesenrad owner Nora Lamac set Vienna’s Giant Ferris Wheel in motion, sending out an important message to the world: the wheels of life and business are starting to turn again.

The Giant Ferris Wheel – synonymous with Vienna and tourism – which had been turning without interruption since the end of the Second World War was switched off for the first time in 75 years in mid-March due to the corona crisis. But finally the big moment arrived: today at exactly twelve noon Nora Lamac, whose family has operated the Giant Ferris Wheel for generations, and the Mayor of Vienna Michael Ludwig pressed the Giant Ferris Wheel’s on switch, setting the Viennese landmark in motion once again.