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The Falkirk Wheel:Worlds Only Rotating Boatlift

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by stvalentine | July 14, 2008 at 01:52 am

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The Falkirk Wheel was opened by the Queen in May 2002. Nothing like it has ever been built before anywhere in the world. Boat lifts are nothing new, though the last built in the UK was in 1875. But a rotating boat lift? The result is awe-inspiring and beautiful: the largest piece of functional sculpture you will ever see.

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