The London Eye is an extremely large passenger-carrying wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central London in the United Kingdom. It is the largest observation wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over three million people in one year. At the time it was erected, in 1999, it was the tallest observation wheel in the world, until it was surpassed by the Star of Nanchang (160 meters (524 ft 11 in)) in May 2006, and then the Singapore Flyer (165 meters (541 ft 4 in). The wheel carries 32 sealed and air-conditioned egg-shaped (each 10 tonne) capsule holds 25 people, who are free to walk around inside the capsule, though seating is provided. It rotates at 26 cm (10 in) per second (about 0.9 km/h or 0.6 mph) so that one revolution takes about 30 minutes. The wheel does not usually stop to take on passengers; the rotation rate is
London Eye The London Eye, at a height of 135 metres and a weight of 1,700 tonnes, is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe. It´s known also as the Millennium Wheel. It was built between 1998 and 1999. The London Eye has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over three million people in one year. When it was erected it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until it was surpassed by the Star of Nanchang 160 m in May 2006, and then the Singapore Flyer 165 m on 11 February 2008. The London Eye is located at the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, United Kingdom, between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. The site is adjacent to that of the former Dome of Discovery, which was built for the Festival of Britain in 1951. It was designed by architects David Marks, Julia Barfield, Malcolm Cook, Mark
Montparnasse in Paris more). The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is an observation wheel that completed construction in 1999 and opened to the public in March, 2000. As of June 2007, it is the largest observation wheel in the world, although there are larger ferris wheels, such as The Star of Nanchang, and a contender for the title in the Singapore Flyer due for completion in 2007. The London Eye has become the most popular paid for UK visitor attraction, visited by over 3.5 million people a year. The London Eye stands 135 metres (443 ft) high on the western. London Eye - the world's largest observation wheel It was on their kitchen table in South London in 1993 that the first drawings of the London Eye were made. The creators in question are husband and wife
Grea Fire of London and Monument tube station. The Merlin Entertainments London Eye (known more simply as The London Eye, and also known as the Millennium Wheel), at a height of 135metres (443ft), is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom visited by over three million people in one year. At the time it was erected, in 1999, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until it was surpassed by the Star of Nanchang (160 m) in May 2006, and then the Singapore River (165 m) on 11 February 2008. However, it is still described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel" (as the entire structure is supported by an A-Frame on one side only). The London Eye is located at the western end of Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, England between Westminister Bridge and Hungerford Bridge The site is
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