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London Eye

The EDF Energy London Eye (commonly the London Eye, or Millennium Wheel, formerly the Merlin Entertainments London Eye as well as earlier that, the British Airways London Eye) is a giant 135-metre (443 ft) tall Ferris bike situated on the banks of the River Thames, inwards London, England. Since twenty Jan 2014, it has been officially known equally the EDF Energy London Eye[2] next a three-year sponsorship deal.

Model of the London Eye inwards Legoland Windsor

It is the tallest Ferris bike inwards Europe, as well as the well-nigh pop paid tourist attraction inwards the United Kingdom, visited past times over 3.5 meg people annually.[3] When erected inwards 1999, it was the tallest Ferris bike inwards the world, until surpassed commencement past times the 160 1000 (520 ft) Star of Nanchang inwards 2006, as well as thus the 165 1000 (541 ft) Singapore Flyer inwards 2008. It is withal described past times its operators equally "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel" (as the bike is supported past times an A-frame on i side only, dissimilar the Nanchang as well as Singapore wheels).

Monochrome ikon of the London Eye

The London Eye is located at the western halt of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames inwards the London Borough of Lambeth, betwixt Westminster Bridge as well as Hungerford Bridge. The site is next to that of the one-time Dome of Discovery, which was built for the Festival of Great Britain inwards 1951.