The London Eye is 25 years old, and has four birthdays to pick from

The London Eye is 25 years old, and has, depending on which opening date you choose, four birthdays to choose from.
Photo by Kevin Hackert on Unsplash
You can pick:31st December 1999 – official opening
1st February 2000 – public soft opening
29th February 2000 – first paying passengers, maybe
9th March 2000 – first paying passengers, officiallyYou could also argue that it’s 32 years ago, as that’s when in 1993 it was a losing entrant in the Architecture Founda