Each one is represented by a fabulous London Eye capsule. Trust me, there are only 32 capsules. While there is no number 13 capsule, there is a very fancy Coronation Capsule. The London Eye weighs over 2, tonnes in total.
In order to place it on its iconic riverside location, it needed to be shipped piece by piece down the Thames. It was then assembled, and gently lifted up into position over a week.
Despite all the effort that went into erecting the London Eye to see in the new millennium, it was actually only meant to be a temporary building. Within only a couple of years, it was impossible for Londoners to imagine the skyline without it and, I suspect, the city to imagine life without that good tourist money.
So, in it was granted a permanent permit to reside near the South Bank. In particular, the Southbank Centre was not too plussed, as part of the London Eye overhung their property.
The London Eye is a pretty popular place to go and get hitched. While nothing stops someone from getting down on one knee in the public capsules, many opt for a fancy private experience. They even turned the whole thing pink to celebrate the first civil union hosted there back in ! Things really get turned up a notch on V-Day, however.
Last year, the London Eye was lit up bright pink and red way into the night, as loved up couples made their way around. Those looking to splurge could be found in romantic private capsules, complete with bubbly and chocolate.
Wheels with similar structures include Orlando's new Orlando Eye, which opened this summer. More than 5, people have gotten engaged on the Eye since it opened , with both sedate proposals and orchestrated flash mobs among the celebrations. More than weddings have also happened there, with the first one taking place in There have been a few instances of people scaling the Eye , whether for entertainment or for political purposes.
Magician David Blaine took a full rotation standing atop one of the wheel's pods in ; in , a man dressed as Spider-Man climbed the attraction and spent 18 hours on top of a pod, allegedly to call attention to fathers' rights in the U. In , the Red Bull Academy turned the Eye into a rotating nightclub —well, technically, it turned 30 of the capsules into different parties to celebrate the U.
As of this writing, selfie sticks are still allowed at the London Eye —although they're banned from many other London attractions, including the National Gallery of Art and the Wembley Arena. Since the Eye opened in , many cities—including Las Vegas, Seattle, and Atlanta—have opened observation wheels whose designs were directly inspired by the attraction. An exact replica of the wheel can be found about 30 miles outside of London —in miniature form, anyway.
Legoland Windsor has a scale model of the Eye as part of its Miniland exhibit, which also features models of the Palace of Westminster, the Millennium Bridge, and Buckingham Palace.
According to CN Traveler , Kate Moss has taken to the wheel a whopping 25 times; while at last count Jessica Alba has made a remarkable 31 trips on the Eye. The best things to do in London. The must-read London articles. The coolest London events from our partners.
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