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British life and culture - England, Scotland and Wales

London Eye

Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England

image: The London Eye
The world's highest observation wheel (a type of Ferris wheel).

Nearest Tube: Waterloo (Jubilee, Bakerloo, Northern) Train: Waterloo

The British Airways London Eye (Millennium Wheel) stands 135 metres (443 feet) high on the South Bank of the River Thames between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges. It is the world's highest observation wheel.

image: London Eye

The wheel was constructed in sections which were floated up the river Thames on barges and assembled lying flat on pontoons. Once the wheel was complete it was raised into its upright position by cranes, initially being lifted at a rate of about 2 degrees per hour until it reached 65 degrees.

The London Eye as seen from Westminster Bridge
with the London Aquarium and County Hall to the right

The total weight of steel in the Eye is 1,700 tonnes.

www.londoneye.com

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