London Eye
observation wheel in London, England
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Summary
London Eye is a Ferris wheel[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of ferris wheel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,670 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lambeth[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[5]
- Architect: Julia Barfield[6], David Marks[7], kut kutjop[8]
- Owned by: Merlin Entertainments[9]
- Commons category: London Eye[10]
- Inception: 1998[11], 1999[12]
- Structural engineer: Arup[13]
- Official website: https://londoneye.com[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:London Eye[15]
- Commons gallery: London Eye[16]
- Official name: London Eye[17]
- Date of official opening: December 31, 1999[18]
- Native label: London Eye[19]
- Height: 135 m[20]
- Capital cost: 70,000,000 pounds sterling[21]
- Diameter: 120 m[22]
- Hashtag: LondonEye[23]
- State of use: in use[24]
- WordLift URL: http://data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/london-eye[25]
- Historic county: Surrey[26]
- Social media followers: 41,469[27], 42,183[28], 42,686[29]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from the London Eye[30]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of the London Eye[31]
Why It Matters
London Eye has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]