Robert Lewis
Former Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
Assistant Editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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London Eye, revolving observation wheel, or Ferris wheel, in London, on the South Bank of the River Thames in the borough of Lambeth. At an overall height of 443 feet (135 metres), the London Eye was the world’s tallest Ferris wheel from 1999, when it was built, until 2006, when it was surpassed by…
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