The Ferris wheel in Pripyat amusement park, that was due to open on May 1, 1986 for ...

... the May Day celebration. However, the Chernobyl disaster occured on April 26, 1986. The park was opened for a couple of hours on April 27 to keep the city people entertained before the announcement to evacuate the city was made. The Ferris wheel was then left standing tall in the ghost town before its official opening, and has became one of the most well-known landmarks of the city...