Millennium Wheel - London Eye, London, UK
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N 51° 30.193 W 000° 07.148
30U E 699935 N 5709722
The Millennium Wheel was inaugurated in 31st December, 1999, by Prime Minister, Tony Blair. It was built and named for the Millennium!
Waymark Code: WM363Y
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/16/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member martlakes
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The Millennium Wheel aka London Eye stands 135 meters (443 ft) high on the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, England, between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge.

It's one of London's world famous landmarks. It attracts over 8 million visitors per year. The views are really impressive.

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Commonly known as the London Eye, or Millennium Wheel, formerly the Merlin Entertainments London Eye and before that, the British Airways London Eye. Since 20 January 2011, it has been officially known as the EDF Energy London Eye following a three-year sponsorship deal.


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The London Eye was chosen as the project to mark the Millennium in London. Many other landmarks and monuments were also put forward, but the London Eye was chosen due to its interactivity and relevance to the theme of the new Millennium.


In 31 December 1999 it get gave first turns to celebrate the new millennium.
In 1 February 2000 it carried the first passengers.

More info at the official website and at (visit link)
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At the website structurae.de, you can see further technical details of the Millennium Wheel - London Eye (visit link)

You can even watch the TV segment of the opening of Millennium Wheel - London Eye on Youtube (visit link) (BBC coverage)

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Plaque photos were taken by our friend Favas. Thank you so much! :)
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Can you tell us who created the item: David Marks, Julia Barfield, Malcolm Cook, Mark Sparrowhawk, Steven Chilton, Frank Anatole and Nic Bailey

Condition of the item: Great

So what did YOU do for the millennium?: Attended a party
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