Welcome to London!

few of the sights of London . We will tell you

about the London Eye !

Julia Barfield. However, the project on construction of the Ferris wheel

in the centre of the city have not won the corresponding tender 1993 newspaper the Sunday Times on the development of monumental buildings to meet the new Millennium. As the project has not been ordered, the couples architects decided to implement it yourself. Finances were found through a chance meeting with a neighbor Bob Hangar, the head of British Airways. Initially, the London eye was planned as a temporary structure. It was a kind of experiment, the permission for the project was issued for 5 years, which ended in 2005. The wheel was built from scompletedegments that took up the Thames on barges and collected "lying" on special platforms on the river. When the wheel was, it was raised to a vertical position with the help of a special system 2 degrees per hour until it reached 65 degrees. The total weight of steel in the "Eye" is 1700 tons. The London eye was originally called the Millennium Wheel, then British Airways London Eye, and later Merlin Entertainments London Eye. From 20 January 2011 attraction for three years will bear the name of EDF Energy, the London Eye in the transaction with the sponsor.

cabins offer beautiful views of the city and the river

Thames! There is very nice , view the sights ! If you're in London you just have to visit this place ! I Hope you liked and you will not miss the opportunity to go on the London Eye!