i360

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The i360 (also referred to as the "Brighton Eye") is a 183-metre (600 ft)^[1] observation tower planned for construction on the seafront of Brighton, part of the city of Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom. Plans were submitted in June 2006 and were approved by Brighton and Hove City Council on 11 October 2006 with construction projected to start in 2007. This date does however seem incorrect, particularly as it is now 2008 and no work has begun. Completion is scheduled for 2009.

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Work is due to commence at the end of July on this site for the groundbreaking Brighton Eye. To be built at the shore end of the wrecked West pier, the i360 (as it is also known) will have a 183 m (600 ft) high needle tower, with an ascending and descending circular viewing platform with a capacity for 125 people. It will be Britain's highest observation tower with breathtaking views along the coast, across the South Downs and across the Channel.

According to the West Pier Trust, work will start on the i360 tower during this summer (2008) and a heritage centre will also be built on the seafront close to the site of the pier which was last open for business in 1975.

The tower was designed by architects Marks Barfield, who also designed the London Eye.