Millennium Wheel - South Bank, London
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
N 51° 30.198 W 000° 07.174
30U E 699905 N 5709730
Also known as the British Airways London Eye, sited on the South Bank, London. This is no longer managed by BA but is now run by The Merlin Entertainments.
Waymark Code: WM336K
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/02/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamTGF
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Opened at the beginning of 2000 in honour of the Millennium, and known as both the London Eye and the Millennium Wheel, this huge 450-foot Ferris wheel on the South Bank gives a fabulous bird's eye view of London, if your stomach is strong enough. The spectacular views stretch for 25 miles on a clear day to include views of Windsor and Tunbridge Wells.

The London Eye has become the most popular paid visitor attraction in the UK, visited by over 3 million people a year

Standing 135 metres (443 ft) high on the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, England, between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges, the wheel carries 32 sealed and air-conditioned passenger capsules attached to its external circumference. Each capsule holds approximately 25 people, who are free to walk around inside the capsule, though seating is also provided. It rotates at 26 cm (10 in) per second (about 0.9 km/h (0.5mph) so that one revolution takes about 30 minutes.
The wheel does not usually stop to take on passengers: the rotation rate is so slow that they can easily walk on and off the moving capsules at ground level. It is, however, stopped to allow disabled or elderly passengers time to embark and disembark safely.

The rim of the Eye is supported by tie rods and resembles a huge spoked bicycle wheel, and was depicted as such in a poster advertising a charity cycle race.

The wheel was constructed in sections which were floated up the Thames on barges and assembled lying flat on pontoons. Once the wheel was complete it was raised into an upright position by cranes, being lifted at 2 degrees an hour until it reached 65 degrees. It was left in that position for a week while engineers prepared for the second phase of the lift. The total weight of steel in the Eye is 1,700 tonnes (1,870 short tons).
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]

The attraction’s own URL: [Web Link]

Hours of Operation:
hours vary according to which month visited.

Admission Prices:
Eye Flight Adult @ £13.50 Eye Flight Child @ £6.75 Eye Flight Senior (60+) @ £10.80 Eye Experience Pack @ £9.90 Essential Eye @ £4.50 Under 5

Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Up to 1 hour

Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation
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