LONDON EYE

 The huge wheel was erected to mark the Millenium, and has remained a firm favourite with tourists. A 'flight' takes around 25 minutes, which translates to a speed of about 0.9km (0.6 miles) per hour, and the views from the highest point of the revolution are amazing. It's probably the only place in London where you can see the Houses of Parliament and Battersea Power Station in the same field of vision

It took fully seven years from the start of the design process to create the Eye. It was intended to stand for only a few years, but it proved to be such a popular attraction that the decision was made to make the wheel a permanent feature of the London landscape.

The Eye was originally sponsored by British Airways, and for several years after opening, the trips were called 'flights'

The London Eye is 135m (approximately 443 feet) high, making it the fifth highest building in London, after the Shard, BT Tower, Tower 42 and One Canada Square. The Eye measures 424m (1.392ft) in circumference. The wheel is supported on huge A-frame legs, made up of 2200 tonnes of concrete on 44 concrete piles set 33 metres deep in the earth.

The capsules are so designed that at all times, you have a full 360 degrees, river to sky view.

On a clear day, (yes really), you can see for 25 miles - or all the way to Windsor Castle!

Most of these shots were taken at the start of a dusk flight.