London Eye
(Reguidit frae Lunnon Ee)
The London Eye (Scots: Lunnon Ee) is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank o the River Thames in Lunnon.
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| General information | |
| Status | Duin |
| Kynd | What is this? |
| Location | South Bank o <-what is this?the River Thames, London Borough of Lambeth, UK |
| Coordinates | 51°30′12″N 0°07′11″W / 51.5033°N 0.1197°WCoordinates: 51°30′12″N 0°07′11″W / 51.5033°N 0.1197°W |
| Completit | Mairch 2000[1] |
| Opened | 31 December 1999 (ceremonial, wioot passengers)[2] 1 Februar 2000 (first passengers carried)[citation needit] 9 Mairch 2000 (opened tae general public)[2] |
| Cost | £70 million[3] |
| Hicht | 135 metre (443 ft)[4] |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 120 metre (394 ft)[4] |
| Design an construction | |
| Airchitect | Frank Anatole, Nic Bailey, Julia Barfield, Steve Chilton, Malcolm Cook, David Marks, Mark Sparrowhawk[5] |
| Airchitectur firm | Marks Barfield Architects[6] |
| Ingineer | Arup[7] |
References eedit
- ↑ London Eye
- ↑ a b London's big wheel birthday
- ↑ Reece, Damian (6 Mey 2001). "London Eye is turning at a loss". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ a b "Structurae London Eye Millennium Wheel". web page. Nicolas Janberg ICS. 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ↑ "The London Eye". UK Attractions.com. 31 December 1999. Archived frae the original on 16 Januar 2010. Retrieved 7 Januar 2010.
- ↑ "About the London Eye". Retrieved January 2013. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Arup | Thoughts | How big can Ferris wheels get?". Thoughts.arup.com. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 21 Mey 2014.