Its popularity has inspired dozens of copycat wheels in cities around the world, but at 135 metres (442.91 ft) tall, the London Eye remains the world's largest cantilevered observation wheel.

Were it not for the tenacity of two plucky London ... the London Eye It's a perfect day to be high over the River Thames when I join Julia for yet another turn on the observation wheel now ...

Similar observation wheels ... Floating high above the London skyline aboard her most famous creation, architect Julia Barfield is still giddy that the London Eye ferris wheel has become a symbol ...

The London Eye is celebrating 25 years of towering over the capital's skyline. Over 85 million visitors from across the globe have journeyed across the gigantic Ferris wheel since the millennium. (AP ...

But at 135m tall, the London Eye remains the world’s largest cantilevered observation wheel. The architects’ plan was for the attraction to revitalise a part of London’s South Bank ...

St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace have put the London Eye in the ranks of the city's most visited attractions since it was opened 25 years ago on Sunday. The observation wheel, which offers ...