The giant Ferris wheel at Spreepark was erected in October 1989 for the 40th anniversary of the foundation of Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR) - a month before the Berlin Wall was breached. "The borders were opened, and the whole of West Berlin became the preferred playground of the colour-hungry East Berliners." (Alas, 2010).
Alas, Joel (2010) Berlin’s Ruined Theme Park. [Online]
http://joeldullroy.blogspot.com/2010/11/berlins-ruined-theme-park.html [23/09/2011]
