London Eye

"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." - Sir Richard Rogers, winner of the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize. When the British Airways London Eye was first opened on 31st December 1999, it was only ever intended to be a temporary fixture built to mark the millennium. However, as with many ventures associated with British Airways, things didn't quite turn out as they ...

well what can i say about the london eye, other than it is simply a great tourist attraction. i reciently went to london and decided to give the eye ago. the price is reasonable and if you book early you can avoid the que. the whole experience lasts about 20 mins and takes you up well above most of the buildings in london. the eye goes at a nice pace so that you can hardly notice that you are moving. from the top you can see many of londons world famous attractions including st pauls, big ben, the houses of parliment. the new wembley stadium and the gherkin. there is an option to book a pod to yourself so that your party can have some privacy. access to the london eye is ...

I have wanted to go on the London Eye for a long time so when me and my sister were sightseeing I was determined to go on it with or without her. She is not fond of heights but I am not bothered so even if she thought she could not take it then I would be OK to go up while she watched from the bottom. I was surprised how tall it was because I have only ever seen it in the distance before and standing underneath the wheel waiting to get into a capsule made me realise how high up I would be. The capsules are bigger than I was expecting as well and stepping inside I saw there was plenty of room for everyone. Every capsule is allowed to take 25 people on the wheel ...