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It is named after George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., who designed a 75-meter (250-foot) wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois in 1893. It was designed as a rival to the Eiffel Tower, the centerpiece of the 1889 Paris exhibition. This first wheel weighed 2000 tonnes (2200 tons) and could carry 2,160 persons at a time; Its axle was the largest piece of steel yet cast at that time. At 26 stories it was four stories taller than the tallest skyscraper in the world—also in Chicago—but only a quarter of the Eiffel Tower's height. It w ...

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Blackpool is heavily dependent on tourism. Major attractions include: The three piers: the North (built in 1863), Central (1868) and South (1893). Blackpool Tower, built in May 1894, is a 518-foot-tall copy of the Eiffel Tower. It was painted gold for its centenary. The Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park, near to the South Pier. In what is often regarded as its heyday (1900-1960), Blackpool heaved as the factory workers of northern England took their annual holidays there en masse. Any photog ...

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In anthropology, phallicism refers to the ritual adoration of the human penis, or the phallus. Elements of phallicism have been found in many cultures, including Ancient Greece, certain Hindu sects in India and in Sumeria. Phallus - Shaivism. The lingam or Linga (Sanskrit: Gender as in purusha-linga : Phallus) by some etymologists, is still used in Shaivism as a symbol for the worship of the Hindu God Shiva. The use of this symbol as an object of worship is a timeless tradition in India; mainst ...

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Adore was released to most of the world on June 1, 1998 and in the US on June 2. Some radio stations even aired the album in its entirety the night before. As was becoming increasingly common with larger bands, the album was leaked on the Internet some weeks before the release. The album was drastically different in approach and style, but many attested that it was still "typically Pumpkins". Despite the band's high profile as an angst-driven rock monster, distorted guitars are notably absent from the album. Corgan offered the following expl ...

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In 1996, shortly after the release of "1979" as a single, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan mentioned in an interview that "1979" was his favourite song and that future recordings by the band would adopt a similar sound. As "1979" was the Pumpkins' first foray into electronic music, there was some uneasiness expressed among fans and critics who were more accustomed to the alternative rock sound of Gish and Siamese Dream. Corgan's comments about a "1979"-like album led many to say "The Pumpki ...

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Bahá'í House of Worship - Ashkhabad Turkmenistan. The first Bahá'í Temple was completed around 1908 in Ishqábád or Ashkhabad, then ruled by Russia and now the capital of Turkmenistan. Ashkhabad is located in the desert plain of western Turkmenistan near the foothills of the Alborz Mountains. Under the protection and freedom given by the Russian authorities, the number of Bahá'ís there rose to over 1,000 and for the first time anywhere in the world a true Bahá'í community was established, with its own sc ...

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In January 1998, Billy described the new album as "arcane night music" and definitely not acoustic, which was the rumour at the time. It was around this time that it was announced that The Smashing Pumpkins' fourth album would be titled "Adore". Corgan debuted ten new songs in a short set at Johnny Depp's Viper Room in L.A.; only one, "Let Me Give the World to You", was not released in some form on the final album. Iha also played a short set of songs from his new solo album, Let It Come Down. He also began a small tour to promote that album before Adore's releas ...

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The town's tramway was for a long time Britain's only working tramway outside of museums. Other cities have been rebuilding their networks since the late 20th century. Blackpool had two railway termini with a total of over 30 platforms, mainly used by excursion traffic in the summer. Blackpool Central, close to the Tower, was closed in 1964, whilst Blackpool North was largely demolished and rebuilt as a smaller facility. The route of the former excursion line into Blackpool Central is now used as a link road from the M55 motorway to t ...

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The Pumpkins embarked on what would be their most ambitious tour yet. Starting in Europe and eventually making their way around most of the world, The Smashing Pumpkins played what could possibly be the most odd collection of venues played by a rock band. There was the elegant: in France, they played at the base of the Eiffel Tower and at the Cannes Film Festival and in Spain, at the Guggenheim Art Museum; and the plain weird in Sydney, Australia, they played in an International shipping depot and in Tokyo, Japan, in the back of a truck. These odd venues were usually shortened sets, ...

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The resort is featured in the 1934 film Sing as We Go, starring Gracie Fields, as well as other cinema and TV productions, including Funny Bones (1995) starring Lee Evans and Oliver Platt and directed by Blackpool born Peter Chelsom. The Japanese film Shall We Dance (1996) closes with a scene at the World Ballroom Dancing Championships in Blackpool. All the hair styling for the film was completed by Blackpool born and bred hairstylist Eileen Clough, who has been in the trade since the 1960's. In the Hollywood remake of the film (2004) Blackpool is mentioned but not shown. ...

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Some people consider Ferris wheels to be a distinct category from observation wheels, of which the London Eye is currently the largest example in the world. Although they are very similar, they differ in a some minor technical respects, most notably in that the passenger cars are not suspended from the wheel's circumference but are mounted on its exterior. This requires them to be stabilised mechanically, making observation wheels a more technica ...

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Major employers include: The government-owned National Savings and Investments, based at Marton, together with their random number generating computer ERNIE which picks the Premium Bond numbers. Other Government Agencies based at Warbreck and Norcross. The sports car manufacturer TVR. (Blackpool was also the original site of Swallow Sidecar Company forerunner of Jaguar Cars.) Fisherman's Friend, mints manufacturer. Burtons Foo ...

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