London_The London Eye

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Hi again...

My next stop after Big Ben and Westminster Abbey was the London Eye !

It huge ...mammoth ...and magnificient !

The Big Bus dropped me at the prescribed stop of London Eye. Y
ou need to buy your ticket at the counter and board the 'eye'.

Since opening in March 2000 The London Eye has become an iconic landmark and a symbol of modern Britain. The London Eye is the UK’s most popular paid for visitor attraction, visited by over 3.5 million people a year. A breathtaking feat of design and engineering, passengers in the London Eye's capsules can see up to 40 kilometres in all directions. The London Eye is the vision of David Marks and Julia Barfield, a husband and wife architect team. The wheel design was used as a metaphor for the end of the 20th century, and time turning into the new millennium. Back in 2000, the London Eye was known as the Millennium Wheel. At that time, British Airways was the main sponsor, and up until November 2005 they were joint shareholders with Marks Barfield Architects and The Tussauds Group. British Airways also privately funded the London Eye project from the early stages of conception.
(www.londoneye.com)

I had bought my pass online, and earned a discount as well !!

The sight is amazing from up there !!...

Dont miss the souvenir shop near the entrance. You have got to pick up a lot of stuff there...
😊
Njoy !

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