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An Apollonaut travel guide
A riverside of landmarks.
An introduction to the South Bank around the London Eye, from County Hall to Jubilee Gardens and the river.
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Read the riverside
The London Eye stands on the South Bank of the Thames in Lambeth, at the western end of Jubilee Gardens, beside County Hall. Westminster Bridge lies upstream and Hungerford Bridge downstream.
A guide can give context without turning a city into a backdrop. Notice how the wheel faces the Houses of Parliament across the water, and how the riverside walk links it to the rest of the South Bank.
A cantilevered wheel
The wheel is held by an A-frame on one side only, so it leans out over the river with nothing on the water side.
Begin with a detail and ask how it was built and maintained. A photograph alone cannot tell you who lifted a wheel from the river, or how it is cared for each winter.
A London Eye chapter
The London Eye shows one side of the South Bank: a landmark built for the millennium beside the older civic grandeur of County Hall.
Look at the meeting of the two: a modern wheel turning slowly beside a riverside of older buildings and bridges.
Make room for context
Pair this reading with the wheel’s history and the Journal. This is an introduction for visitors, not a claim that our team manages these places or represents the people who run them.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
