London Eye - Millennium Wheel : Information

Ferris Wheel Date: 1999 Architect: Marks Barfield Architects - David Marks + Julia Barfield photographs © Nick Weall Location: South Bank, central London - on River Thames Close to: Houses of Parliament, Waterloo Station, County Hall picture © adrian welch 151m diameter wheel orientated vertically, cantilevered over the River Thames Series of Glass pods Sponsored by British Airways Intended to open at Millennium, ie January 1st 2000 Opened to the public 1 March 2000 photographs © Nick Weall Photos from the London Eye: London Eye architects : Marks Barfield London Architect London Buildings