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Eye Pod

A glass pod from the London Eye.

There are 32 pods on the London Eye, representing each of the London boroughs; they weigh 10 tonnes and hold up to 25 people.

The pods were designed and manufactured by Leitner-Poma.

 

Taken on the London Eye

 

The London Eye (aka Millenium Wheel, and a few other names) was conceived by Julia Barfield and David Marks, who designed it with Frank Anatole, Nic Bailey, Steven Chilton, Malcolm Cook, and Mark Sparrowhawk. Formally unveiled in December 1999, it opened to the public in 2000.

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Uploaded on May 29, 2012
Taken on May 16, 2012