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Name Height\nm (ft) Completed Country Location Coordinates Remarks
High Roller 168 (551) 2014 US Las Vegas, Nevada 36°07′03″N 115°10′05″W﻿ / ﻿36.117402°N 115.168127°W World's tallest since 2014
Singapore Flyer 165 (541) 2008 Singapore Marina Centre, Downtown Core 1°17′22″N 103°51′48″E﻿ / ﻿1.289397°N 103.863231°E World's tallest 2008-2014
Star of Nanchang 160 (525) 2006 China Nanchang, Jiangxi 28°39′34″N 115°50′44″E﻿ / ﻿28.659332°N 115.845568°E World's tallest 2006–2008
London Eye 135 (443) 2000 UK South Bank, Lambeth, London 51°30′12″N 0°07′11″W﻿ / ﻿51.50334°N 0.1197821°W World's tallest 2000–2006
Suzhou Ferris Wheel 120 (394) 2009 China Suzhou, Jiangsu 31°18′59″N 120°42′30″E﻿ / ﻿31.3162939°N 120.7084501°E
Melbourne Star 120 (394) 2008 Australia Docklands, Melbourne 37°48′40″S 144°56′13″E﻿ / ﻿37.8110723°S 144.9368763°E
Tianjin Eye 120 (394) 2008 China Yongle Bridge, Tianjin 39°09′12″N 117°10′49″E﻿ / ﻿39.1533636°N 117.1802616°E
Changsha Ferris Wheel 120 (394) 2004 China Changsha, Hunan 28°10′56″N 112°58′48″E﻿ / ﻿28.1821772°N 112.9800886°E
Zhengzhou Ferris Wheel 120 (394) 2003 China Century Amusement Park, Henan 34°43′58″N 113°43′07″E﻿ / ﻿34.732871°N 113.718739°E
Sky Dream Fukuoka 120 (394) 2002 Japan Evergreen Marinoa, Fukuoka, Kyūshū 33°35′44″N 130°19′21″E﻿ / ﻿33.5956845°N 130.3225279°E Closed September 2009
Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel 117 (384) 2001 Japan Kasai Rinkai Park, Tokyo, Honshū 35°38′38″N 139°51′26″E﻿ / ﻿35.6439052°N 139.8572257°E
Star of Lake Tai [citation needed] 115 (377) 2008 China Lake Tai, Wuxi, Jiangsu 31°31′15″N 120°15′39″E﻿ / ﻿31.5208296°N 120.260945°E Picture
Daikanransha 115 (377) 1999 Japan Palette Town, Odaiba, Honshū 35°37′35″N 139°46′56″E﻿ / ﻿35.6263915°N 139.7822902°E World's tallest 1999–2000
Cosmo Clock 21 (2nd installation) 112.5 (369) 1999 Japan Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama, Honshū 35°27′19″N 139°38′12″E﻿ / ﻿35.4553872°N 139.6367347°E
Tempozan Ferris Wheel 112.5 (369) 1997 Japan Osaka, Honshū 34°39′22″N 135°25′52″E﻿ / ﻿34.6561657°N 135.431031°E World's tallest 1997–1999
Harbin Ferris Wheel 110 (361) 2003 China Harbin, Heilongjiang 45°46′40″N 126°39′48″E﻿ / ﻿45.7776481°N 126.6634637°E Picture
Shanghai Ferris Wheel 108 (354) 2002 China Jinjiang Action Park, Shanghai 31°08′24″N 121°24′11″E﻿ / ﻿31.1401286°N 121.4030752°E
Cosmo Clock 21 (1st installation) 107.5 (353) 1989 Japan Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama, Honshū Unknown World's tallest 1989–1997
Space Eye 100 (328) Unknown Japan Space World, Kitakyūshū, Kyūshū 33°52′18″N 130°48′36″E﻿ / ﻿33.8716939°N 130.8099014°E Picture
Grande Roue de Paris 100 (328) 1900 France Champ de Mars, Paris 48°51′08″N 2°17′57″E﻿ / ﻿48.852222°N 2.299167°E World's tallest 1900–1920
Great Wheel 94 (308) 1895 UK Earls Court, London 51°29′18″N 0°11′56″W﻿ / ﻿51.48835°N 0.19889°W World's tallest 1895–1900
Aurora Wheel 90 (295) Unknown Japan Nagashima Spa Land, Mie, Honshū 35°01′47″N 136°44′01″E﻿ / ﻿35.0298207°N 136.7336351°E Picture
Eurowheel 90 (295) 1999 Italy Mirabilandia, Ravenna 44°20′21″N 12°15′44″E﻿ / ﻿44.3392161°N 12.2622228°E
Sky Wheel 88 (289) Unknown Taiwan Janfusun Fancyworld, Gukeng 23°37′13″N 120°34′35″E﻿ / ﻿23.6202611°N 120.5763352°E
Technostar\nTechnocosmos 85 (279) ?\n1985 Japan Expoland, Osaka, Honshū (?-2009)\nExpo '85, Tsukuba, Honshū (1985-?) 34°48′14″N 135°32′09″E﻿ / ﻿34.803772°N 135.535916°E\n36°03′40″N 140°04′23″E﻿ / ﻿36.061203°N 140.073055°E Technocosmos renamed/relocated\nWorld's tallest extant 1985–1989
The original Ferris Wheel 80.4 (264) 1893 US Chicago (1893–1903); St. Louis (1904–06) Ferris Wheel coordinates World's tallest 1893–1894
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