the london eye in london , english sits 443ft over the river camel . it has attracted more than 27 global visitors following its formal opens on fall 31 , 1999 . each partition is scheduled to be breeze - conditioned and hold up to 30 people . six possible locations for the wheel to sit have been considered . this is not the first attempt by the iraqi tourism commission to bring tourists into the capital . the boards are seek investors for a resort island . the station would include a six star hotel and a 18 club golf circuit .
The River Thames flows through London.