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London Eye. Laura Martín Gallardo. The London Eye is a Ferris very high and big wheel . It is situated on the bank of the river Thames in London, England . It is 135 metres tall and the diameter of the wheel is 120 metres.
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London Eye Laura Martín Gallardo.
The London Eyeis a Ferris veryhigh and bigwheel. Itissituatedonthebank of theriverThames in London, England.
Itis135 metres tall and thediameter of thewheelis 120 metres.
Itisthetallest in Europe, and it’sthemost popular attraction in UK. Itisvisitedbymillions of peopleeveyyear, over 3.5 million.
The London Eyeissupportedbyan A-frameononesideonly, theiroperatorsdescribeditlike “theworld’stallestcontileveredobservationwheel”
Peoplewhogo up are abletosee a fantasticview of London. Theobservationdeckwasopenedtothepublicon 1 February2013.
ItsofficialnameisTheBristish Airways London Eye, butsince 20 January 2011, itcalledthe EDF Energy London Eye.
Itcost 70 million euros, and itwasdesignedbyarchitects Frank Anatole, NicNailey, Steve Chilton, Malcolm Cook, Mark Sparrowhawk, and thehusband-and-wifeJulieBarfield and David Marks.
The London Eyewasopenedtothepublicon 31 December 1999. TheEyeisthe focal point of London’s New Yearcelebrations.