London Eye

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Ferris wheel landmark observation wheel tourist attraction

The London Eye is a giant riverside observation wheel in central London offering panoramic views of the city’s skyline and landmarks.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
British Airways London Eye	2
Coca-Cola London Eye	1
Merlin Entertainments London Eye	1
The London Eye	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ferris wheel ⓘ landmark ⓘ observation wheel ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
annualVisitors	over 3 million ⓘ
architecturalFirm	Marks Barfield Architects ⓘ
capsuleCapacity	25 people ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Lambeth ⓘ Tourist attractions in London ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1998 ⓘ
coordinates	51.5033°N 0.1196°W ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
designedBy	David Marks ⓘ Julia Barfield ⓘ
diameter	120 metres ⓘ
engineer	Ove Arup & Partners ⓘ surface form: Arup Hollandia ⓘ Tilbury Douglas ⓘ
formerName	London Eye self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British Airways London Eye London Eye self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coca-Cola London Eye London Eye self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Merlin Entertainments London Eye
height	135 metres ⓘ 443 feet ⓘ
lighting	illuminated at night ⓘ
locatedIn	Lambeth ⓘ
locatedOn	South Bank of the River Thames ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
mainContractor	Hollandia ⓘ
material	steel ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	County Hall ⓘ Jubilee Gardens ⓘ Palace of Westminster ⓘ Westminster Bridge ⓘ
numberOfCapsules	32 ⓘ
openingDate	2000-03-09 ⓘ
operator	Merlin Entertainments ⓘ
owner	Merlin Entertainments ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
rank	one of the most popular paid tourist attractions in the United Kingdom ⓘ
rotationTime	30 minutes ⓘ
status	completed ⓘ
structureType	cantilevered observation wheel ⓘ
ticketRequired	yes ⓘ
totalCapacity	800 passengers ⓘ
viewFeature	panoramic views of London ⓘ views of St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ views of the Palace of Westminster ⓘ views of the River Thames ⓘ views of the Shard ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thames → adjacentTo → London Eye ⓘ

David Marks → coDesignerOf → London Eye ⓘ

Central London → contains → London Eye ⓘ

Lambeth → contains → London Eye ⓘ

David Marks → designed → London Eye ⓘ

Marks Barfield Architects → designed → London Eye ⓘ

London Eye → formerName → London Eye self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Airways London Eye

London Eye → formerName → London Eye self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Merlin Entertainments London Eye

London Eye → formerName → London Eye self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coca-Cola London Eye

Inner London → hasLandmark → London Eye ⓘ

South Bank of the River Thames → hasLandmark → London Eye ⓘ

Jubilee Gardens → hasViewOf → London Eye ⓘ

St James’s Park → hasViewOf → London Eye ⓘ

London, England → hosts → London Eye ⓘ

subject surface form: London

Hollandia → knownFor → London Eye ⓘ

Embankment Underground station (nearby) → near → London Eye ⓘ

subject surface form: Embankment Underground station

Jubilee Gardens → near → London Eye ⓘ

London Waterloo railway station → near → London Eye ⓘ

County Hall → nearbyAttraction → London Eye ⓘ

Hollandia → notableProject → London Eye ⓘ

David Marks → notableWork → London Eye ⓘ

Marks Barfield Architects → notableWork → London Eye ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Airways London Eye

Tilbury Douglas → notableWork → London Eye ⓘ

Waterloo Bridge → offersViewOf → London Eye ⓘ

Merlin Entertainments → owns → London Eye ⓘ

this entity surface form: The London Eye