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	The '''] London Eye''', also known as the '''Millennium Wheel''', opened in ] and is the largest ] in the world (a type of ]). It stands 135 ]s (443 ]) high on the western end of ], on the ] of the ] in ], ], ], between ] and ]s (Coordinates: {{coor dms\|51\|30\|12\|N\|00\|07\|11\|W\|type:landmark}}). It is adjacent to London's ], and stands opposite the offices of the ].



	==Financial controversy ==
	On ] ] there were reports of a leaked letter showing that the ] — owners of part of the land on which the struts of the eye are located — served a notice to quit on the attraction along with a demand for an increase in rent from £65,000 per year to £2.5 million, which the operators have rejected as unaffordable .

	On ] ], London mayor ] vowed that the landmark would remain in London. He also pledged that if the row were not resolved he would use his powers to ask the ] to issue a compulsory purchase order . The land in question is a small part of the Jubilee Gardens, which was given to the SBC for £1 when the ] was broken up.

	The South Bank Centre and the British Airways London Eye agreed a 25-year lease on ] ], after a judicial review over the rent row. The lease agreement meant that the South Bank Centre, a publicly-funded charity, would receive at least £500,000 a year from the attraction, the status of which is secured for the foreseeable future. Tussauds also announced that the acquisition of the entire one-third interests of British Airways of the Marks Barfield family in the Eye, as well as the outstanding debt to BA. These agreements gave Tussauds 100% ownership of the Eye and resolved a debt problem from the Eye's original construction loan from British Airways that had stood at more than £150 million by mid-2005 and had been increasing at 25% per annum.

	== The London Eye in film and television ==
	*It is one of the locations of '']'' (2004)
	*It features as a central element in the storyline of the episode '']'' in the 2005 season of '']''. The London Eye is the source of the transmission of a signal by the Nestene Consciousness.
	*In 2005, it was used on the reality show '']'' ], in which teams had to go to the top of the London Eye to search for a location with the help of binoculars.
	*In the 2004 movie '']'', Thunderbird 2 flies through London and lands next to the London Eye.
	*In the 2003 spoof spy film '']'', there is an entire scene set in one of the eye's capsules.
	*Two characters from the comedy show '']'' are seen riding it in the spin-off '']'', much to the confusion of nearby tourists.
	*On '']'', ] and ] rode on it in search of their children (] and ]) in "]" episode.
	*Part of ]'s music video "Back Here" was filmed on the wheel.
	*An episode of '']'' opens with a ] to sell someone the London Eye.
	*The movie '']'' has a scene that takes place in a private capsule of the London Eye.
	*'']'', starring ], also features a scene on the London Eye.
	* In an old episode of '']'', Jim proposed to Dot in one of the capsules of the London Eye.
	* The movie '']'' had a scene in a car of the London Eye.
	* It is one of many landmarks in the first Midnight Club video game.


	<gallery>
	Image:London-Eye.JPG\|London Eye from Westminster at Night
	Image:London Eye Jan 2006.jpg\|The London Eye as seen from Westminster Bridge with the London Aquarium to the right
	Image:InsidetheLondonEye.JPG\|Inside one of 32 sealed and air conditioned passenger capsules on the London Eye.
	Image:london.eye.manycapsules.arp.750pix.jpg\|Capsules at the top of the wheel
	Image:London eye-apr06.JPG\|] of London Eye
	Image:London Eye.jpg\|Sideview of London Eye at night
	Image:London Eye cabin.jpg\|External closeup to London Eye's capsules
	Image:Under the london eye.JPG\|A view of London Eye from a bottom angle
	Image:South.bank.london.eye.arp.750pix.jpg\|London Eye and the south bank
	Image:London.eye.drive.arp.750pix.jpg\|One of the four sets of drive mechanisms on the London Eye.
	Image:LondonEyeAtNight.jpg\|London Eye at Night
	Image:IMG 0077.jpg\|London Eye at Day light
	Image:London eye88.jpg\|Bird's eye view
	Image:P7210668.JPG\|View from ground
	</gallery>

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	== Nearest rail and tube stations ==
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	==External links==
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