Birmingham, England, UK - If plans are approved as expected, the city of Birmingham, England will be the new home to the Stratosphere Tower's smaller cousin at a cost of £60 million or roughly $105 million.

BBC News reported today that developers hope to excite thrill-seekers by constructing one of the country's tallest buildings and fitting it with several rides similar to the precedent set by the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas with its high-altitude thrills Big Shot, Insanity: the Ride, and X-Scream.

At 574 feet tall, the Birmingham Pinnacle would rise to exactly half the height of Las Vegas' Stratosphere Tower and feature a complex of four rides. That height would make it the third-tallest building in England, just behind 600- and 590-foot structures in London.

Following a statement from the Birmingham City Council in 2003 encouraging new high-end, high-rise construction to redefine the city's skyline, ROC International Towers brought the proposal for the new tower to the table.

Although many of the details on the new rides are left to speculation and interpretation, BBC News reports that one will be similar to the Stratosphere Tower's X-Scream, describing it as a "seesaw" attraction. Meanwhile, "bungee drop" and parachute drop rides will be featured elsewhere in the complex, although it is unknown how much of the tower's vertical space these rides would cover. Most prominently, a 50-rider attraction presumed to be an observation tower would adorn the top.

The proposed site for the skyscraper is adjacent Millennium Point, a complex featuring various attractions and commercial facilities.