The structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft). When it opened to the public in 2000 it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel.
This five-story atrium links all clinical areas at the Duke Cancer Center, drawing the eye to a custom wood screen. The design was inspired by the campus’s collegiate Gothic tradition, as well as the region’s native loblolly pines. ROBERT