I went to "London eye".It was fantastic experience ,however it was expensive. I tried to find out about "London eye"
History of "London eye"
Since opening in March 2000 The London Eye has become an iconic landmark and a symbol of modern Britain. The London Eye is the UK’s most popular paid for visitor attraction, visited by over 3.5 million people a year. A breathtaking feat of design and engineering, passengers in the London Eye's capsules can see up to 40 kilometres in all directions. The London Eye is the vision of David Marks and Julia Barfield, a husband and wife architect team. The wheel design was used as a metaphor for the end of the 20Th century, and time turning into the new millennium. Back in 2000, the London Eye was known as the Millennium Wheel. At that time, British Airways was the main sponsor, and up until November 2005 they were joint shareholders with Marks Barfield Architects and The Tussauds Group. British Airways also privately funded the London Eye project from the early stages of conception.
Awards
The London Eye has won over 75 awards for national and international tourism, outstanding architectural quality and engineering achievement since opening in March 2000.2007
TripAdvisor.com - Best Attraction in Europe
Coach Tourism Awards - UK’s Attraction of the Year
2006
Visit London - 'Best Day out for Londoner's' People's Choice award
The British Travel Awards 2006 – Best attraction
Enjoy England awards - Best Tourism Experience
Platinum Access Award - Scope
2005
Best Art Direction for Advertising Communications Award
Visit London - 'Tour London' award
Visit London - 'Best Day out for Londoner's' People's Choice award
2004
The World Travel Awards - Word’s leading attraction
The Best Art Direction for Advertising Communications award 2004
2003
Visit Britain, Excellence in England - Tourism Website of the Year
Visit London – Tourism website of the year
The 2003 Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation
2002
London Tourism Awards - BBC London People's Choice Award
2001
Design and Architecture Design Awards - Most Outstanding Environmental
London Tourism Awards - BBC London People's Choice Award
Marketing Effectiveness Awards - New Product of the Year
Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards - Innovation
Travellers' Choice Awards - Best Millennium Attraction.
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