At a height of 450 feet (135m) and 1600 tonnes, the London Eye Observation Wheel is the biggest of its kind to ever be built. It was built to mark the new millennium and became operational in January 2000. Designed by husband and wife team Julia Barfield and David Marks, who won the competition for ideas to mark the Millennium, the London Eye gives amazing panoramic views of much of the city of London. Julia drew a circle around London and then found the centre, The Jubilee Gardens and this was considered the perfect place for it to be built. In recognition of their hard and imaginative work, Julia and David have been awarded the M.B.E. Visitors who come to London are enthralled by this new way of seeing London from a birds eye view and it has become a very popular London attraction. Some of the places you can see from the wheel are: Westminster Abbey; The Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, The Tower of London, St. Paul’s Cathedral, The British Museum, The Telecommunications Tower, Buckingham Palace, and many more! The London Eye truly is worth a visit.
a Historic City in the county of Greater London
(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)London is one of the top cities in the world, full of history and so many beautiful and fascinating places to visit.You will never tire of all the many fascinating and exciting.....
in the county of Greater London
(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066...
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(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)One of the Capital's most noted places, Piccadilly sweeps uphill with handsome houses on one side and Green Park on the other...
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(1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction W)Mayfair has it all, it is the haunt of the rich and famous, with elegant houses and apartment buildings that are the sole province of the wealthy...
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(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction N)The name of the area is taken from the boy martyred in AD 304. Pancras was the orphaned Christian son of a Phrygian nobleman who was brought up at the court of the Emperor in Rome...
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Big Ben is famous the world over for being the giant four faced clock in London, England, but infact its not the name of the.....
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The Houses of Parliament, also known as The Palace of Westminster has been the seat of the two Houses of Parliament called the.....
This is part of London's great ceremonial route recognisable all around the world. The massive arch was designed by Sir Aston.....
This new Somerset House replaced the old building which was probably begun around 1547 and demolished in the 18th-century to make.....
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