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About London Eye
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.
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Recommended attractions near London Eye
| London Aquarium | (0.0 miles, 0.0 km) | Pictures |
| Big Ben | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) | Pictures |
| Cleopatra's Needle, London | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) | Pictures |
| Houses of Parliament | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) | Pictures |
| Admiralty Arch | (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) | Pictures |
| Trafalgar Square | (0.6 miles, 0.9 km) | Pictures |
| National Gallery London | (0.6 miles, 0.9 km) | Pictures |
| Somerset House | (0.6 miles, 0.9 km) | Pictures |
| Westminster Abbey | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) | Pictures |
| Imperial War Museum, London | (0.7 miles, 1.1 km) | Pictures |
All attractions in Greater LondonComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near London Eye
London, a Historic City in the county of Greater London (0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
London is one of the World's most exciting, cultural destinations where visitors can walk with history whilst enjoying all that is best of modern day facilities, shops, theatres...
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Westminster, 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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Piccadilly, in the county of Greater London (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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Mayfair, in the county of Greater London (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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St Pancras, in the county of Greater London (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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Marylebone, in the county of Greater London (1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction NW)
Marylebone is one of London's more affluent area's, it is home mostly to the well to do, and yet only a couple of centuries ago a large workhouse was built here to give shelter to the poor and homeless, often foundlings were discovered on the workhouse doorstep.
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Camden Town, in the county of Greater London (2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction N)
Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London.
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Chelsea, in the county of Greater London (2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction SW)
Chelsea is a district in London which in recent times gained fame as the 'home' of the 'swinging sixties' . The swinging sixties was defined on the Kings Road, which runs the length of the area and both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones lived here at one time.
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Kensington, in the county of Greater London (3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction W)
The attractive Royal borough of Kensington has many special places. Most prominent is Kensington Palace, birthplace of Queen Victoria.
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Notting Hill, in the county of Greater London (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction W)
This area of London is known throughout the world as the scene of London's biggest annual street party.
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| Westminster Tube Station | (0.2 miles, 0.4 km) |
| Waterloo Tube Station | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) |
| Waterloo Station | (0.4 miles, 0.6 km) |
| Charing Cross Station | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) |
| M1 Junction 1 | (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction NW) |
| M4 Junction 1 | (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction W) |
| London City Airport | (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction E) |
| London Heathrow Airport | (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction W) |
Accommodation & Hotels near London Eye
| Hotel Name |
| Thistle Royal Horseguards | (0.3 miles, 0.4 km) |
| Citadines Apart'hotel Trafalgar | (0.3 miles, 0.4 km) |
| Club Quarters Trafalgar Square | (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) |
| Thistle Charing Cross | (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) |
| Days Hotel Waterloo | (0.5 miles, 0.9 km) |
| The Sanctuary House Hotel | (0.6 miles, 0.9 km) |
| Strand Palace Hotel | (0.6 miles, 0.9 km) |
| Novotel London Waterloo | (0.6 miles, 0.9 km) |
| St Martins Lane | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) |
| Swissotel The Howard London | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) |
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