The London Eye has been called a "glorified ferris wheel" by some TripAdvisor reviewers - as research suggests it is the most "overrated" attraction in the UK. Although the iconic landmark has a ...

The first contractor insisted on cost-cutting changes to the capsules that did not fit with the architects' vision, reducing their design to a pastiche Ferris ... Eye on to the London skyline ...

The London Eye (the giant Ferris wheel found in many London panoramas) is on the River Thames and meant to deliver great views – not a thrilling ride. It circles around slowly, offering an ...

It has been almost 17 years since I first heard of the Bombay Eye popping up in our island ... to construct a local version of London’s Millennium Wheel. A senior employee of that august ...

Soon Mumbai will have its own Ferris wheel attraction, the ‘Mumbai Eye’, inspired by London’s iconic Ferris wheel. The thrilling new landmark is part of the Brihanmumbai Municipal ...

When the London Eye lost its position as the world’s tallest Ferris wheel in 2006, it did so to the 525ft (160m) Star of Nanchang in the Chinese city of the same name – and fell to third when ...

architect Julia Barfield is still giddy that the London Eye ferris wheel has become a symbol of the city. The initial priority was finding a breathtaking way to see the British capital ...

architect Julia Barfield is still giddy that the London Eye Ferris wheel has become a symbol of the city. The initial priority was finding a breathtaking way to see the British capital ...

point to Vienna’s Giant Ferris Wheel -also British designed - which has been going strong since 1897. By the time of its Silver Jubilee the London Eye will have carried 85 million passengers ...

About 3.5 million people pay from £29 (S$50) per ticket to ride the London Eye each year. Its popularity has inspired dozens of copycat wheels in cities around the world. But at 135m tall ...

"It's about celebrating London," says architect Julia Barfield who designed the London Eye It's a perfect day ... reducing their design to a pastiche Ferris wheel. "We would have been the laughing ...