London Eye 4AM book front cover page
Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:40 pm
London Eye | ||
Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England | ||
![]() The world's highest observation wheel (a type of Ferris wheel). Nearest Tube: Waterloo (Jubilee, Bakerloo, Northern) Train: Waterloo The British Airways London Eye (Millennium Wheel) stands 135 metres (443 feet) high on the South Bank of the River Thames between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges. It is the world's highest observation wheel. ![]() The wheel was constructed in sections which were floated up the river Thames on barges and assembled lying flat on pontoons. Once the wheel was complete it was raised into its upright position by cranes, initially being lifted at a rate of about 2 degrees per hour until it reached 65 degrees.
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