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"\"I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.\" \u2015E. B. White, The Points of My Compass\n\nI travel a great deal, and two cities that have become like second (and third) homes are London and Paris. I love them both, at all times of the year, and I especially love their Ferris wheels. The London Eye and La Grande Roue de Paris were actually intended to be temporary structures, but they have both become permanent and magical fixtures in their respective cities.\n\nPinterestFacebookThe proposed 630-foot New York Wheel, on the North Shore of Staten Island, will be the tallest observation wheel in the world. Rendering courtesy of New York Wheel LLC\n\nMy first home of New York City, meanwhile, has approved plans to build what will be, at 630 feet high, the world's tallest \"observation wheel\" on Staten Island. Beginning construction in the new year and and designed by the architecture firm EE&amp;amp;K, the New York Wheel resembles a hybrid of the London Eye and La Grande Roue de Paris. Come fly with me as I look back at my many visits to these wheels of wonder over the years and through the seasons.\n\nClick to see my photos.\n\nMore on archdigest.com:\n\n Discover the neobaroque hotels that defined Miami resort architecture[\n\n See more architectural marvels on Lee F. Mindel's AD blog The Architect's Eye\n\n](/blogs/architects-eye)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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