Question: What was the cost of building one of the world 's tallest Ferris wheels the least amount taller than London Eye ?

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World 's tallest Ferris wheels
See also : List of Ferris wheels The 94 m Great Wheel at Earls Court , London , world 's tallest Ferris wheel 1895–1900 The 100 m Grande Roue de Paris , world 's tallest Ferris wheel 1900–1920 Chronology of world 's tallest-ever wheels 1893 : the original Ferris Wheel was 80.4 metres ( 264 ft ) tall . Built for the World 's Columbian Exposition in Chicago , Illinois , it was moved to St. Louis , Missouri , in 1904 for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition , and demolished there in 1906 . 1895 : the Great Wheel was built for the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court , London , UK , and was 94 metres ( 308 ft ) tall . [ 15 ] Construction began in March 1894 [ 16 ] and it opened to the public on 17 July 1895 . [ 17 ] It stayed in service until 1906 and was demolished in 1907 , having carried over 2.5 million passengers . [ 18 ] 1900 : the Grande Roue de Paris was built for the Exposition Universelle , a world 's fair held in Paris , France . It was demolished in 1920 , [ 8 ] but its 100-metre ( 328 ft ) height was not surpassed until almost 90 years after its construction . 1920 : the Wiener Riesenrad was built to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Emperor Franz Josef I , at the entrance of the Wurstelprater amusement park in Austria 's capital Vienna . Constructed in 1897 , when the Grande Roue de Paris was demolished in 1920 , the Riesenrad became the world 's tallest extant Ferris wheel with 64.75-metre ( 212 ft ) , and it remained so for the next 65 years until 1985 , its 97th year . 1985 : Technocosmos , later renamed Technostar , was an 85-metre ( 279 ft ) tall giant Ferris wheel , originally built for the Expo '85 World Fair in Tsukuba , Ibaraki , Japan . Work began on dismantling Technostar in November 2009 . 1989 : the Cosmo Clock 21 was built for the YES '89 Yokohama Exposition at Minato Mirai 21 , Yokohama , Japan . Originally constructed with a height of 107.5 metres ( 353 ft ) , [ 19 ] it was dismantled in 1997 and then in 1999 relocated onto a taller base which increased its overall height to 112.5 metres ( 369 ft ) . [ 20 ] 1992 : Igosu 108 at Biwako Tower , Shiga , Japan , opened April 26 at 108 metres ( 354 ft ) tall , hence its name . It has since been moved to Vietnam , where it opened as the Sun Wheel on a new base , now totaling 115 metres ( 377 ft ) tall . [ 21 ] 1997 : the Tempozan Ferris Wheel , in Osaka , Japan , opened to the public on 13 July , and is 112.5 metres ( 369 ft ) tall . [ 22 ] 1999 : the Daikanransha at Palette Town in Odaiba , Japan , is 115 metres ( 377 ft ) tall . [ 23 ] 2000 : the London Eye , in London , United Kingdom , is 135 metres ( 443 ft ) tall . Although officially opened on 31 December 1999 , it did not open to the public until March 2000 , because of technical problems . 2006 : the Star of Nanchang , in Nanchang , Jiangxi Province , China , opened for business in May and is 160 metres ( 525 ft ) tall . 2008 : the Singapore Flyer , in Singapore , is 165 metres ( 541 ft ) tall . It started rotating on 11 February , and officially opened to the public on 1 March 2008 . 2014 : the High Roller , in Las Vegas , Nevada , US , is 167.6 metres ( 550 ft ) tall . It opened to the public on 31 March 2014 , and is currently the world 's tallest Ferris wheel . [ 24 ] Timeline
A Ferris wheel is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, capsules, gondolas, or pods) attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they are kept upright, usually by gravity. Some of the largest modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on the outside of the rim, with electric motors to independently rotate each car to keep it upright. These wheels are sometimes referred to as observation wheels and their cars referred to as capsules. However, these alternative names are also used for wheels with conventional gravity-oriented cars. The original Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as a landmark for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The generic term Ferris wheel, now used in American English for all such structures, has become the most common type of amusement ride at state fairs in the United States. The current tallest Ferris wheel is the 167.6-metre (550 ft) High Roller in Las Vegas, Nevada, which opened to the public in March 2014.
Name Height m ( ft ) Completed Country Location
High Roller 167.6 ( 550 ) 2014 United States Las Vegas , Nevada
Singapore Flyer 165 ( 541 ) 2008 Singapore Marina Centre , Downtown Core
Star of Nanchang 160 ( 525 ) 2006 China Nanchang , Jiangxi
London Eye 135 ( 443 ) 2000 United Kingdom South Bank , Lambeth , London
Sky Dream 126 ( 413 ) 2017 Taiwan Lihpao Land , Taichung
Redhorse Osaka Wheel 123 ( 404 ) 2016 Japan Expocity , Suita , Osaka
The Wheel at ICON Park Orlando 122 ( 400 ) 2015 United States Orlando , Florida
Suzhou Ferris Wheel 120 ( 394 ) 2009 China Suzhou , Jiangsu
Melbourne Star 120 ( 394 ) 2008 Australia Docklands , Melbourne
Tianjin Eye 120 ( 394 ) 2008 China Yongle Bridge , Hongqiao , Tianjin
Changsha Ferris Wheel 120 ( 394 ) 2004 China Changsha , Hunan
Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel 120 ( 394 ) 2003 China Century Amusement Park , Henan
Sky Dream Fukuoka 120 ( 394 ) 2002 Japan Evergreen Marinoa , Fukuoka , Kyūshū
Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel 117 ( 384 ) 2001 Japan Kasai Rinkai Park , Tokyo , Honshū
Sun Wheel 115 ( 377 ) 2014 Vietnam Da Nang
Star of Lake Tai 115 ( 377 ) 2008 China Lake Tai , Wuxi , Jiangsu
Daikanransha 115 ( 377 ) 1999 Japan Palette Town , Odaiba , Honshū
Cosmo Clock 21 ( 2nd installation ) 112.5 ( 369 ) 1999 Japan Minato Mirai 21 , Yokohama , Honshū
Tempozan Ferris Wheel 112.5 ( 369 ) 1997 Japan Osaka , Honshū
Harbin Ferris Wheel 110 ( 361 ) 2003 China Harbin , Heilongjiang