Rueda Eiffel

An antique wrought-iron Ferris wheel in Sarmiento Park, popularly attributed to Gustave Eiffel. The wheel is about 13 metres tall, carries small open gondolas, and was already old when it was installed at this site in the 1920s.

Locals are deeply attached to the legend, and the city has restored the wheel several times rather than replace it. It runs irregularly — usually weekends and holidays.

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A story
Local tradition insists the Ferris wheel was designed by Gustave Eiffel himself, though no documentary evidence supports the claim. It probably came from a Belgian or French foundry around 1900 and was imported by a Córdoba showman. Eiffel or not, it is one of the oldest still-operating Ferris wheels in the world.

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