Ukuphi ukuhamba ngesikebhe seFerris

Khuphuka phezulu eChicago, Seattle, Las Vegas, nakwamanye amadolobha anezintambo ze-Ferris

Ngo-June 21, 1893, isondo lokuqala likaFerris emhlabeni, elibizwa ngegama lakhe uGeorge Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., laqala ekubonisweni kweWorld Columbian e Chicago. Ukukhanga okukhulu kunazo zonke kwi-World's Fair yonyaka, isondo eliphakeme lokubuka okuyizinyawo ezingu-264 kwakuyisiphetho seChicago eParis Eiffel Tower, okuye kwaba ukufutheka eMnyangweni Wezwe eminyakeni emine ngaphambili.

Ibhayisikobho likaFerris elabheka e-Chicago kusukela ngo-1895 kuya ku-1903. Laqothulwa ngo-1904 futhi lathunyelwa eSt. Louis, lapho lisuka khona ngo-Ephreli kuya kuDisemba walowo nyaka njengengxenye yoHlelo lweMhlaba.

Nakuba isondo lokuqala laseFerris labhujiswa ngo-1906, amasondo okubuka ayelokhu ekhangwa ngokuvamile kulelikhulu elidlule. Emlandweni wamanje, amasondo kaFerris asebe yizikhungo ezivamile emadolobheni ase-city. ILondon yaqala lo mkhuba nge-Millennium Wheel yayo, eyaziwa nangokuthi iLondon Eye , eyayiyi (ngenkathi yakhiwa ngo-1999) isondo elide kakhulu kunawo wonke uFerris emhlabeni. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuye kwafika isondo eliphezulu lokubuka eLas Vegas kanye nomnikazi werekhodi wamanje.

Ingabe zonke lezi amasondo zikaFerris zanamuhla zizwakalisa isikhathi esilula, noma nje isifiso sokuphakama ngaphezu kwamigwaqo ukuze uthole umbono omuhle wedolobha? Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yisiphi isizathu, nangu amasondo amahlanu e-Ferris anikeza imibono emangalisayo yedolobha - noma, okungenani, unikeza izikhathi ezimbalwa zokuzola ngenhla kwezwe elibucayi ngezansi.