Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2025 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

Europe

Fair workers block Paris plaza to save giant Ferris wheel

Associated Press
Published | Updated
  • bbf08696-
    Image 1 of 3

    Fair workers block a central Paris interchange to protest government orders to remove a giant Ferris, in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. About 100 workers parked dozens of large trucks on the Place de la Concorde early Thursday beneath the "Roue de Paris" amusement park ride. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (The Associated Press)

  • dd155dd8-
    Image 2 of 3

    Fair workers block a central Paris interchange to protest government orders to remove a giant Ferris, in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. About 100 workers parked dozens of large trucks on the Place de la Concorde early Thursday beneath the "Roue de Paris" amusement park ride. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (The Associated Press)

  • e60dcbd6-
    Image 3 of 3

    Fair workers block a central Paris interchange to protest government orders to remove a giant Ferris, in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. About 100 workers parked dozens of large trucks on the Place de la Concorde early Thursday beneath the "Roue de Paris" amusement park ride. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (The Associated Press)

PARIS – Carnival workers have blocked a central Paris interchange to protest government orders to remove a giant Ferris wheel with spectacular views of the city.

About 100 workers parked dozens of large trucks on the Place de la Concorde early Thursday beneath the "Roue de Paris" amusement park ride. The surprise demonstration blocked traffic through a crowded intersection between the Champs-Elysees and the Tuileries Gardens.

Police are working to clear the protesters.

The Culture Ministry has reportedly ordered the operator of the wheel to remove it for administrative reasons.

Related Topics