What do you think of Seattle’s new look? (Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com)
The Seattle Great Wheel is now open for business, a permanent edition to Seattle’s skyline. Do you like the city’s new look?
The observation wheel stands 175 feet tall, a white skeleton that lights up at night and offers views of Puget Sound. We took a ride earlier this week, and here’s what it looks like.
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The Seattle Great Wheel: View from the top
Hal Griffith, owner of Seattle’s Pier 57, rides on the new Seattle Great Wheel on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The observation wheel on the Seattle waterfront takes riders more than 175 feet over Puget Sound, offering a new view of the Seattle waterfront. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The Seattle waterfront is seen from the top of the new Seattle Great Wheel as it takes a few turns on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The new Seattle Great Wheel takes a few turns on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Puget Sound is seen from the new Seattle Great Wheel. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The new Seattle Great Wheel is shown on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The observation wheel on the Seattle waterfront takes riders more than 175 feet over Puget Sound, offering a new view of the Seattle waterfront. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The Seattle waterfront is seen from the top of the new Seattle Great Wheel. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Puget Sound is seen from the top of the new Seattle Great Wheel. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Puget Sound is seen from the new Seattle Great Wheel as it takes a few turns on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The new Seattle Great Wheel is shown on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The observation wheel on the Seattle waterfront takes riders more than 175 feet over Puget Sound, offering a new view of the Seattle waterfront. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The new Seattle Great Wheel is shown on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The Seattle Great Wheel is shown on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The Seattle Great Wheel is shown on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Workers attatch gondolas to the Seattle Great Wheel on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The Seattle Great Wheel is shown on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Seattle Great Wheel owner Hal Griffith, center rear, Brian Bilanski, right, and Hunter Herrin, left, try out the seats in a gondola about to be attatched to the Seattle Great Wheel on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The Seattle Great Wheel is shown on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The Seattle Great Wheel is shown on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The Seattle Great Wheel is shown on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
The Seattle Great Wheel is shown on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Legs of the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris Wheel being installed at the end of Pier 57, are connected on Friday, May 4, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Supporting legs of the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris Wheel being installed at the end of Pier 57, are hoisted with a crane as seen from an Argosy Cruise on Friday, May 4, 2012. (LINA ROSE / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Supporting legs of the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris Wheel being installed at the end of Pier 57, are hoisted with a crane on Friday, May 4, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
A worker walks on a new pier as legs of the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris Wheel, are being installed at the end of Pier 57 on Friday, May 4, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Gondolas on the Seattle Great Wheel are shown on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
A worker wheels a gondolas into place under the Seattle Great Wheel on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Legs of the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris Wheel being installed at the end of Pier 57, are hoisted into place with a crane on Friday, May 4, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Legs of the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris Wheel being installed at the end of Pier 57, are prepped to be hoisted with a crane on Friday, May 4, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
A poster shows what Pier 57 will look like once the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris Wheel, will look like when completed. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Legs of the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris Wheel being installed at the end of Pier 57, are hoisted with a crane on Friday, May 4, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Workers install legs of the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris Wheel being installed at the end of Pier 57, on Friday, May 4, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Legs of the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris Wheel being installed at the end of Pier 57, are hoisted with a crane on Friday, May 4, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Legs of the Seattle Great Wheel, a 175-foot tall Ferris Wheel being installed at the end of Pier 57, are hoisted with a crane on Friday, May 4, 2012. (JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM)
Some have complained that the wheel blocks the view from downtown, but others think it adds a some quirk to the city’s skyline. The wheel’s owners point out that it only measures 10 feet across — as viewed from downtown — and that those who don’t want to see it can easily “look the other way.”
What’s your opinion?
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