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LONDONTheMerlinEntertainmentsLondonEye(commonlytheLondonEye,orMillenniumWheel)isanextremelylargepassenger-carryingFerriswheelsituatedonthebanksoftheRiverThamesinCentralLondonintheUnitedKingdom.Standingataheightof135metres,itisthelargestFerriswheelinEurope,andhasbecomethemostpopularpaidtouristattractionintheUnitedKingdom,visitedbyoverthreemillionpeopleinoneyear.Atthetimeitwaserected,in1999,itwasthetallestFerriswheelintheworld,untilitwassurpassedbytheStarofNanchang(160metres),andthentheSingaporeFlyer(165metres).LondoneyeTheLondonBusisoneofLondon'sprincipalicons,thearchetypalredrear-entrancedouble-deckRoutemasterbeingrecognisedworldwide.AlthoughtheRoutemasterhasnowbeenlargelyphasedoutofservice,withonlytwoheritageroutesstillusingthevehicles,themajorityofbusesinLondonarestillredandthereforetheredbusremainsaniconicsymbolofthecity.InBritainbus-typevehiclesusedforlongdistancesorwhereitisnotpossibletogetonatanystopandbuyaticketarealwayscalledcoachesratherthanbuses.LondonbusTheredtelephonebox,apublictelephonekioskdesignedbySirGilesGilbertScott,isafamiliarsightonthestreetsoftheUnitedKingdom,Malta,BermudaandGibraltar,anddespiteareductionintheirnumbersinrecentyears,redboxescanstillbeseeninmanyplacesandcurrentorex-BritishColoniesaroundtheworld.Thecolorredwaschosentomakethemeasytospot.TelephoneboxGreaterLondonisthetop-leveladministrativesubdivisioncoveringLondon.Thesmall,ancientCityofLondonatitscoreoncecontainedthewholesettlement,butastheurbanareagrewtheCityCorporationresistedattemptstoamalgamateitwithitssuburbs,causingLondontobedefinedinanumberwaysfordifferentpurposesLondonmapAtaxicab,alsotaxiorcab,isatypeofvehicleforhire,withadriver,forasinglepassenger,orsmallgroupofpassengers,typicallyforanon-sharedride.Ataxicabconveyspassengersbetweenlocationsoftheirchoice.Inmodesofpublictransport,thepick-upanddrop-offlocationsaredeterminedbytheserviceprovider,notbythepassenger,althoughdemandresponsivetransportandsharetaxisprovideahybridbus/taximode.EnlishtaxisTheGlobeTheatrewasatheatreinLondonassociatedwithWilliamShakespeare.Itwasbuiltin1599byShakespeare'splayingcompany,theLordChamberlain'sMen,andwasdestroyedbyfireon29June1613.AsecondGlobeTheatrewasbuiltonthesamesitebyJune1614andclosedin1642.AmodernreconstructionoftheGlobe,namedShakespeare'sGlobe,openedin1997.Itisapproximately230metres(750ft)fromthesiteoftheoriginaltheatre.GlobetheatreBigBenisthenicknameforthegreatbelloftheclockatthenorthendofthePalaceofWestminsterinLondon,andisoftenextendedtorefertotheclockortheclocktoweraswell.BigBenisthelargestfour-facedchimingclockandthethird-tallestfree-standingclocktowerintheworld.Itcelebratedits150thanniversaryinMay2009(theclockitselffirsttickingon31May1859),duringwhichcelebratoryeventstookplace.TheBigbenBuckinghamPalaceistheofficialLondonresidenceoftheBritishmonarch.LocatedintheCityofWestminster,thepalaceisasettingforstateoccasionsandroyalhospitality.IthasbeenarallyingpointfortheBritishpeopleattimesofnationalrejoicingandcrisis.BuckinghamPalace