THE London Eye broke down on Britain’s hottest day of the year, leaving visitors stranded in glass pods for 10 minutes today.Tourists were seen wai. Jump directly to the content.

Time Out London's guide to the London Eye, with facts, ticket information, directions, general info and everything nearby.

Tourists on the London Eye this afternoon have been told engineers would be in attendance as they remained stuck in the attraction's pods, as temperatures hit a searing 28C.

And so, the London Eye, as it came to be known, took its place on the skyline - 135m (443ft) tall, with 32 capsules for people to ride in.

Get a bird's-eye view of the city from the London Eye is ranked #12 out of 38 things to do in London, England. See pictures and our review of Get a bird's-eye view of the city from the London Eye.

Its popularity has inspired dozens of copycat wheels in cities around the world, but at 135 metres (442.91 ft) tall, the London Eye remains the world's largest cantilevered observation wheel.

Time Out London's guide to the London Eye, with facts, ticket information, directions, general info and everything nearby.

THE London Eye broke down on Britain’s hottest day of the year, leaving visitors stranded in glass pods for 10 minutes today.Tourists were seen wai. Jump directly to the content.

Were it not for the tenacity of two plucky London architects in the early 1990s and their unwavering vision, London's skyline - and the capital's New Year's Eve fireworks celebrations - would be ...