<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> London Eye </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> London Eye </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alternative names </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Millennium Wheel </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> General information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Complete </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Ferris wheel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Lambeth, London </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Address </Th> <Td> Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 51 ° 30 ′ 12" N 0 ° 07 ′ 10" W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.5033 ° N 0.1194 ° W ﻿ / 51.5033; - 0.1194 Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 12" N 0 ° 07 ′ 10" W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.5033 ° N 0.1194 ° W ﻿ / 51.5033; - 0.1194 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Completed </Th> <Td> March 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opened </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 31 December 1999 (ceremonial, without passengers) </Li> <Li> 1 February 2000 (first passengers carried) </Li> <Li> 9 March 2000 (opened to general public) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cost </Th> <Td> £ 70 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner </Th> <Td> Merlin Entertainments </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 135 metres (443 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diameter </Th> <Td> 120 metres (394 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Design and construction </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architect </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Frank Anatole </Li> <Li> Nic Bailey </Li> <Li> Julia Barfield </Li> <Li> Steve Chilton </Li> <Li> Malcolm Cook </Li> <Li> David Marks </Li> <Li> Mark Sparrowhawk </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architecture firm </Th> <Td> Marks Barfield </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Structural engineer </Th> <Td> Arup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other designers </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Babtie Allott & Lomax (checking engineer) </Li> <Li> Tony Gee (foundations) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards and prizes </Th> <Td> Institution of Structural Engineers Special Award 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Website </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> www.londoneye.com </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> London Eye </Th> </Tr>

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