The Millennium Wheel (also known as the London Eye) is 135 m in height, taller than the Statue of Liberty. It is made using about 1700 tonnes of lovely steel. Visitors are able to enter a capsule on the rotating wheel, which eventually gives a panoramic view of London from a height of about 415 m. Each rotation takes about 30 minutes. The foundations for the Wheel are in 2000 tonnes of concrete involving 40 piles, each reaching a depth of 30 m.
Jubilee Bridge |
Yang, on the Jubilee Bridge with the London Eye in the background. |
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Steel support structure of the London Eye. |
Steel support structure of the London Eye. |
Steel support structure of the London Eye. |
Steel support structure of the London Eye. |
London Eye |
London Eye |
London Eye, Embarkation |
In the pod |
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The Jubilee Bridges |
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London Eye |
Jubilee Bridge, photographed from the London Eye |
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View from the Eye. Notice the blue trees. |
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Jubilee Bridges on either side of a rail bridge |
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Jubilee Bridges |
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London Eye |
Support structure for the London Eye |
Support structure for the London Eye |
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Yang, on the Jubilee Bridge with the London Eye in the background. |