Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| Falkirk Wheel | |
| Designer | RMJM, London, United Kingdom |
| Location | Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Date | 2002 |
| Building Type | rotating boat lift |
| Construction System | steel |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | between rural canals |
| Architectural Style | futuristic |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | with Tony Gee & Partners |
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The first rotating boat lift. The machine weighs 1,500 tons; height: 115 ft./35 m.; width: 35 m.; length: 30 m. Cost: US $26,900,000. Transports barges between the Forth & Clyde Canal and the Grand Union Canal. Replaces 11 locks. M G Bennett & Associates designed mechanical and electrical equipment for the wheel. The two containers hold at least 250,000 L. water. Can transport eight boats at once.
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Phaidon Press Inc. The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. New York, NY: Phaidon Press Inc., 2004. ISBN 0-7148-43121. p264.
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http://www.bennettmg.co.uk/Application_Sheets/MS_Falkirk_Wheel.html
http://www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk/content/TFW_SubSection/index.asp?ID=21
