London Eye - Southbank - London
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
N 51° 30.198 W 000° 07.174
30U E 699905 N 5709730
This is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually. The views from the top are magnificent
Waymark Code: WM91Z0
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/15/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 126
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The Merlin Entertainments London Eye (commonly the London Eye, or Millennium Wheel) is a giant 135-metre (443 ft) tall Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central London, England.

It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually.

When erected in 1999, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until surpassed first by the 160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang in 2006, and then the 165 m (541 ft) Singapore Flyer in 2008.

It is still described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel" (as the wheel is supported by an A-frame on one side only, unlike the Nanchang and Singapore wheels).

The London Eye is located at the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Lambeth in England, 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.

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