From the Millennium Wheel
Designed by David Marks and Julia Barfield, the wheel was ceremonially opened on 31 December 1999 and welcomed the public from 9 March 2000, after a short delay.
Records and views
At 135 metres, the London Eye was the world’s tallest Ferris wheel until 2006, and London’s highest public viewing point until 2013, when the View from The Shard overtook it.
Sponsors and a coronation capsule
The wheel has carried its sponsors’ names, from British Airways at the start to EDF Energy from 2011, Coca-Cola from 2015 and lastminute.com from 2020. One capsule was named the Coronation Capsule on 2 June 2013, the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation.



