Image of typical carousel seats shaped as horses, at a fair on Blackheath, as part of the London 2012 Olympics.

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Image of typical carousel seats shaped as horses, at a fair on Blackheath, as part of the London 2012 Olympics. A carousel (from French carrousel, from Italian carosello), or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The "seats" are traditionally in the form of rows of wooden horses or other animals mounted on posts, many of which are moved up and down via gearwork to simulate galloping, to the accompaniment of looped circus music. This leads to one of the alternative names, the galloper. Other popular names are jumper, roundabout and flying horses

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Size: 3951px × 2529px
Location: Blackheath, Lewisham, London
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: blackheath, carousel, colourful, fair, flying, galloper, horses, jumper, lewisham, painted, ride, roundabout, wooden