The building sat empty for three decades before a regeneration product began in 2012 to transform it into a residential and commercial district, and it re-opened in 2022 with a shopping centre inside.

Standing tall on the south bank of the River Thames, nothing says iconic like The Coca-Cola London Eye. Since 2000, we’ve taken over 70 million people on a journey into London’s Skyline.

Julia diplomatically declines to give an opinion on the architectural merits of The Shard, the Renzo Piano-designed building which stole the Eye’s claim to the highest view in London.

The London Eye rotated backwards for the first time since it was opened on December 31, 1999. Find out why the popular attraction changed directions for an hour.

“I mean that's how I got to the city and to see the London Eye, I remember last year when we went there, we actually wanted to take a ride, but it was already closed because it was quite late.

Standing tall on the south bank of the River Thames, nothing says iconic like The Coca-Cola London Eye. Since 2000, we’ve taken over 70 million people on a journey into London’s Skyline.