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The World's Tallest Ferris Wheels

World's tallest ferris wheels

The first Ferris Wheel, built for the 1863 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, was 264 ft tall.

The Great Wheel, built for the Empire of India Exhibition in London, was 308 ft tall.

The Grande Roue de Paris, built for the 1900 Universelle in Paris, France, was 328 ft. Image in the public domain [PD-1923]

The Cosmo Clock 21 was built for the YES '89 Yokohama Exposition with a height of 353 ft

The Tempozan Ferris Wheel, in Osaka, Japan, built in 1997, is 369 ft tall.

The Daikanransha in Odaiba, Japan, opened in 1999 and is 377 ft.

The London Eye, built in 1999 (and opened in 2000) is 443 ft tall. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

The Star of Nanchang, in Nanchang, China, opened fin 2996 and is 525 ft tall.

Fireworks are released at the grand opening ceremony of the 541-foot Singapore Flyer, in 2008 (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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The first Ferris Wheel, built for the 1863 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, was 264 ft tall.

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