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The London Eye

The London Eye is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe. It has a height of 443 ft and was build between 1998 and 2000. It is also known as the Millennium Wheel because it should have been opened to the public in January 2000 but in the end it was opened to the public in March 2000 due to unforeseen circumstances.

The London Eye became an icon of London's landmark and a symbol of modern Britain very fast. Within a year the London Eye counts more than 3.5 million visitors a year. One of the most spectacular facts about the London Eye is that you can see it up to 40 kilometres from all directions. The London Eye is a symbol for the end of the 20th century and commemorates time turning into the new millennium.

Olympic Summer Games 2012

London is the first city that will host the Olympic Summer Games for the third time. London has won the race for the Olympics against Paris, Madrid, New York, Moscow. The Summer Games will take place from the 27 July until the 12 August.

The venues for the 30th Olympic games will be a mixture of new, existing and historical places. Some of the most important venues are The Wembley Stadium which is the most expensive stadium ever built, or the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon. The O2 Centre will be hosting the basketball and gymnastics events. The new Olympic Stadium will be the venue for the opening and closing ceremony as well as for the athletics events.

The budget for the Olympic Games is about 9.345 billion pounds for the whole games and the regeneration of the East London area. The Olympic games will be an exciting time for everyone.

London Soho

London Soho is one of the most famous parts of London. This area in London has its routes back in 1536 as the former grazing farmland became a Royal Park for the Palace of Whitehall. It was a location for the rich society of London but times changed and therefore also its people and their attitudes. Years later London Soho turned from a rich and beautiful place into an area of prostitution with music halls and small theatres. Later this place changed completely again in the beginning of the 1900's, when many immigrants settled down in London Soho. As a result London Soho became a multicultural area in London.

Nowadays London Soho is still a multicultural place and a perfect area for both rich and poor people. London Soho can be described as one of the most interesting parts of the capital of London.