Yesterday, I walked along the Thames and visited the London Eye. 135 metres in diameter, it sits on the south bank of the River Thames, next to the building that houses the London Aquarium. There are 32 capsules that can carry around 800 passengers. One revolution lasts about 30 mins.I paid my £15 fare, and took a ride :There are several sculptures (not originals) by various artists, including Salvador Dali, alongside the wheel:The capsules rotate as the wheel turns, so you are always standing up :-)This view is looking towards Westminster Bridge. The red coluored building is the Houses of Parliament and the clocktower that houses the famous Big Ben.Afterwards, I walkes across Westinster Bridge, and took some shots from the opposite side of the river.The words projected on the building, " Re-build the Skylon Tower" are referring to a famous landmark that was demolished on this site in the 1950's 

Lovely.

Is there still a waiting line of over an hour to get onto the London Eye?

London is a dream for the photographer! Nice shots :-)

Terffic photographs....

...and I used to work in the building shown in your last photo (County Hall). My office... Second window in from the right end (next to the bridge), four stories up.

Isnt the building the Shell building?

Eric468...Yes you can wait a long time, but I went at 9pm, when there were less people. It closes at 10pm.

Poul.. Yes it can be. providing the weather is not too bad :-)

nice pics walked past it loads a times but never bothered with it. The usual story when its at home you never use it if it was in another country I would probably wait in line for it lol

Wowww...nice ^^

Nice pictures of London eyes.. ive been there with intention to take it.. but when arrived there i found out that it's so big and high ..so i just looked at people stand in line and left .. :-(

Lovely pictures - they remind me of my last time in the UK...I went to the London Eye, but also didnt go for the ride because of the line...one day...

The UK in Summer is the best place...!