London Eye (London, England) : Center of the eye
- Creator:
- Bailey, Nic, 1951-
Marks Barfield Architects, British architectural firm, established ca. 1995 - Published/Created:
- London, England, United Kingdom
1998-1999 - Physical Description:
- 443 ft (height)
- Date Depicted:
- 2007
1950 AD - 2010 AD - Materials:
- steel; glass; LED lighting
- Notes:
- The Merlin Entertainments London Eye (commonly the London Eye, or Millennium Wheel, formerly the British Airways London Eye) is a giant 135-metre (443 ft) tall Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central London, England. It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually. The wheel carries 32 sealed and air-conditioned egg-shaped passenger capsules, attached to its external circumference. Each 10 tonne capsule holds 25 people. It rotates at 26 cm (10 in) per second (about 0.9 km/h or 0.6 mph) so that one revolution takes about 30 minutes. The wheel was designed by architects David Marks, Julia Barfield, Malcolm Cook, Mark Sparrowhawk, Steven Chilton, Frank Anatole and Nic Bailey. Consulting engineers Tony Gee & Partners designed the foundation works.
- Variant Titles:
- Merlin Entertainments London Eye
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Britain -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Twentieth century
- Culture:
- British
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-MBA-LE-A32
- Genre:
- amusement rides: Ferris wheels (AAT)
architecture (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- cityscape; contemporary (1960 to present); engineering and industrial design; manufacturing; aerial views Twentieth century built works; amusement rides; Ferris wheels
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Five
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2007 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4090
- OID:
- 10053579
- PID:
- digcoll:1837979