15 London Eye Facts You Didn't Know
The London Eye may be one of the city's most visited tourist attractions however, there are a lot of details that visitors don't know about 1. At 443 feet high The London Eye is currently the fourth-highest Ferris-wheel worldwide however, it's not even in the top 20 highest structures in London the city itself. (For records, the highest building in London is the Shard which is 1,004 feet in height.) Fun fact that the circumference of the wheel measures 1,392 feet. If it weren't a wheel it would be much taller over the Shard. 2. A ride on the London Eye takes 30 minutes and it is moving at approximately 0.6 miles an hour. 3. Husband-and-wife team David Marks and Julia Barfield created the concept for the Eye as a response to a contest in 1993 which asked Londoners to design a brand new landmark that would mark the millennium. The competition was unsuccessful however, the Marks and Barfield's idea was well-received an...