Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Back in 1895 the Earls Court Gigantic Wheel with its rim drive pushed the skywheel to new heights, but it would be a century before big wheels would rise again. To build the 135-metre-tall London Eye engineers would have to find a way of giving passengers a perfect panorama.
London at the turn of the millennium, the city needs a monument fit to mark the next 1,000 years. British architect David Marks draws up plans for an iconic structure that fires public imagination. The vantage point will take the form of a huge new observation wheel called the London Eye.
After 100 years out of favour, this could be the rebirth of the skywheel.
Clip from the “Big Bigger Biggest” documentary series exploring the engineering breakthroughs that have enabled us to develop some of the largest structures in existence.
Watch the complete documentary here – youtu.be/IEWr9gdXJFI
Subscribe to Element 18 – bit.ly/337R2uO
Back in 1895 the Earls Court Gigantic Wheel with its rim drive pushed the skywheel to new heights, but it would be a century before big wheels would rise again. To build the 135-metre-tall London Eye engineers would have to find a way of giving passengers a perfect panorama.
London at the turn of the millennium, the city needs a monument fit to mark the next 1,000 years. British architect David Marks draws up plans for an iconic structure that fires public imagination. The vantage point will take the form of a huge new observation wheel called the London Eye.
After 100 years out of favour, this could be the rebirth of the skywheel.
Clip from the “Big Bigger Biggest” documentary series exploring the engineering breakthroughs that have enabled us to develop some of the largest structures in existence.
Watch the complete documentary here – youtu.be/IEWr9gdXJFI
Subscribe to Element 18 – bit.ly/337R2uO
