7. Selfie sticks are
still allowed at the London Eye—although they're banned from many other London
attractions, including the National Gallery of Art and the Wembley Arena.
8. Since the Eye
opened in 2000, many cities—including Las Vegas, Seattle, and Atlanta—have
opened observation wheels whose designs were directly inspired by the
attraction. An exact replica of the wheel can be found about Ответ of London—in miniature form, anyway.