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Tate Modern vs London Eye
Both Tate Modern and The London Eye are rated very highly by travel writers. On balance, Tate Modern is preferred by most professionals compared to The London Eye. Tate Modern is ranked #2 in London with praise from 13 sources like Departures, Not For Tourists and Time Out.
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Bankside, London SE1 9TG
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Fodor's
"This spectacular renovation of a mid-20th-century power station is one of the most-visited museums of modern art in the world."
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Concierge
"There is something very glamorous about the vast space, let alone the amazing holdings, which range from Matisse to Matthew Barney."
Frommer's
"Welcoming more than four million visitors a year, Tate Modern is the world's most popular modern art gallery (the free admission helps), and one of the capital's very best attractions."
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Travel + Leisure
"Housed in a hulking converted power station, this vast modern art showplace opened in 2000 but still breaks new ground with installations."
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Time Out
"Thanks to its industrial architecture, this powerhouse of modern art is awe-inspiring even before you enter."
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London Eye
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London Eye London SE1 7PB United Kingdom
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Fodor's
"This giant Ferris wheel is the largest cantilevered observation wheel ever built and among the city's tallest structures."
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Concierge
"The 443-foot-high London Eye, designed by husband-and-wife architects David Marks and Julia Barfield, is the largest observation wheel in the world."
Frommer's
"You're free to move around inside the pod during its voyage, although everyone tends to congregate in the northern half to look out over the river and the heart of sightseeing London."
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Travel + Leisure
"Originally built for the new millennium, this mammoth Ferris wheel has 32 dangling pods (each holds 25 people sitting or standing) that gracefully take flight 443 feet above the city."
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Avoid weekends and go in good weather before 11 a.m. or after 3 p.m. for the quietest trip.
Time Out
"On a clear day you can see as far as Windsor Castle, 25 miles away, from the top of the London Eye, one of the world's largest observation wheels."
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