London Eye
London, United Kingdom

London Eye in London (Great Britain / England) - Millennium Wheel

Where is located London Eye?

Address of London Eye is Belvedere Road, London, Great Britain
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When was built London Eye?

Built date of London Eye is March 2000

London Eye

Facts, informations and history of London Eye

Capital of the United Kingdom - London like no other city in the world celebrating the advent of the millennium of 2000. The New Year has been opened: Millennium Dome, Millennium Bridge and a monumental, big mill London Eye (London Eye). It is the largest, the heaviest and the darkest construction of this type in the world.

 

In 1993, a competition for a building was scheduled to become the biggest tourist attraction of London. The marriage of architects David Marks and Julia Barfield came up with the idea of ​​building an enlarged version of a large mill commonly known from amusement parks. Their project was so successful that British Airways Corporation undertook to finance the construction. Soon after that construction started.

Firstly, solid foundations, weighing almost 12,000 tonnes, were poured in front of the parliament buildings. The steel element for the construction site was supplied with barges floating on the Thames. The London eye emerged in a lying position, supporting itself on pontoons moored along the Thames. At the moment when almost the entire structure of the wheel was created, it was put in a vertical position. It is the largest and heaviest construction built in such a way. Then, additional brackets, wheel rotating motors and 32 capsules were installed. Each of them has 25 people in its glazed interior.

Capsules weigh 10 tons each and are almost 9 m long. Inside the capsule there is an oval seat, sound system and smoke detectors. There is constant air circulation. Capsules were made by the French company Sigma. All are mounted in such a way that their floor is in a parallel position to the ground.

London Eye resembles a bicycle wheel on the XXL scale. It has 424 m of circumference and weighs 600 t. In contrast to the bicycle wheel, the London Eye "spokes" consist of steel ropes and not rods.

The wheel ride lasts 30 minutes, which means that the whole moves at a speed of about 26 cm per second. The wheel is powered by electric motors of about 200 hp. After 15 minutes. from the start of the ride, the passenger is at the top, which is 135 m. From there, in good weather, there is a view within a radius of 25 miles.

Architect of London Eye

Architect of London Eye is David Marks & Julia Barfield

How many meters have London Eye?

Height of London Eye is 135 meters

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Construction/building type

Building London Eye is of type The great mill

Architectural style

Architectural style of London Eye is Modern

Modern architectural style is a style characterised primarily by simple and regular forms, a lack of ornamentation and the use of modern building materials. It is significantly different from other architectural styles, such as Baroque, Gothic or Renaissance, where more complex forms and rich ornamentation predominated. ... czytaj więcej.

What material is the building made of?

London Eye is made of the following materials: steel

Cost

Build cost of London Eye is 130 million pounds

Other names

The building is also known by other common names or in the original language, i.e. London Wheel, Big Wheel, Millennium Wheel

Official website

The official website of the building, where up-to-date information can be found, is http://www.londoneye.com

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Jacek Wojcik
#10
Jacek Wojcik
19 years ago
Bylem z moja dziewczyna, naprawde cudowna przejazdzka- polecam jak nie wiem co :-)
go
#9
go
19 years ago
Odiwedziłam Londyn już dwa razy (albo dopiero) ale jestem przekonana że tam musze wrócić i dokładnie wszystko jeszcze raz obejrzeć bo przecież 2 godziny w muzeum techniki nie wystarczą aby wszystko zobaczyć, miasto jest cudowne szczególnie nocą gdy wszystko świeci... ;) naprawdę niezapomniane wrażenia!!!
iwonka
#8
iwonka
19 years ago
to oczko jest wspaniale bylam tam i uwazam ze jest widoki są przepięknie lecz najberdziej poilecam przejazdzke w nocy jest to wspanialy efekt.lecz nie zgadzam sie z marti.stamtąd NIE ZOBACZY SIĘ wiezy eiffla.pozdrawiam;)
emilka natalia
#7
emilka natalia
19 years ago
tam jest naprawde świetnie:-) a w muzeum techniki i nauki tez bylysmy :-)
Marti
#6
Marti
19 years ago
Byłam na tym. Naprawdę warto się przejechać, a widok jest piękny. Ludzie tacy malutcy. I jeśli człowiek się przyjrzy dokładnie, to widać stamtąd nawet więżę Eiffla.
Andziolek
#5
Andziolek
19 years ago
Jako ciekawostekę podam, że warto w Londynie zahaczyć o Muzeum Techniki i Nauki, a tam dowiecie się jak kroczek po kroczku powstawało OCZKO
Lolita
#4
Lolita
20 years ago
Bardzo fajny pomysł chcialabym sie takim czyms przejechać !! Na pewno widac z tąd cały londyn!
Maciek
#3
Maciek
20 years ago
Świetny opis! Brawa dla autora Taliś zwyciężaj !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
to tesz ja ;-]
#2
to tesz ja ;-]
20 years ago
A jeszcze kiedys był na Discovery program o tym jak stawili to do pionu! Masakra! Inżynierowie nie byli pewni czy sieu uda. liny pękały pontony się topiły ;-] ale w końcu wszyscy odetchnęli z ulgą ;-P
boczkinzz
#1
boczkinzz
20 years ago
Na początQ było KOŁO!!! Piękna rzecz chciałbym kiedyś sieu znależć w jednej z 10 tonowych kapsooł ;-]

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