Close-up of part of The London Eye, aka The Millennium Wheel, South Bank, London, England, UK, in bright sunshine, seen against a flawless deep blue sky
The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over million visitors annually. The structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft). When it opened to the public in 2000 it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel. Sir Richard Rogers, winner of the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize, wrote of the London Eye in a book about the project: “The Eye has done for London what the Eiffel Tower did for Paris, which is to give it a symbol and to let people climb above the city and look back down on it. Not just specialists or rich people, but everybody. That's the beauty of it: it is public and accessible, and it is in a great position at the heart of London.”
Size: 2500px × 3333px
Location: The Queen's Walk, South Bank, Lambeth, London SE1 7PB
Photo credit: © will Perrett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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