Observation deck

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The Edge at 30 Hudson Yards in Midtown Manhattan, containing optically transparent flooring, looking toward Lower Manhattan, opened in 2020

An observation deck, observation platform, or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure, such as a skyscraper or observation tower. Observation decks are sometimes enclosed from weather, and a few may include coin-operated telescopes for viewing distant features.Template:Citation needed

List of public observation decks

List of public observation decks

Rank	Name	Completion Year	Type	City	Deck height (m)	Total height (m)	Notes
1	Burj Khalifa	2010	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Dubai	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts	Floors 152-154 (opened 2019). Additional decks on floor 148 (555m, opened 2014, which was the world's highest observation deck at its opening) and floors 124-125 (452m).
2	Shanghai Tower	2015	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Shanghai	Template:Nts<ref name="ctbuh.org">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	632	121st floor; decks are also on 118th and 119th floors.
3	Ping An Finance Centre	2017	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Shenzhen	Template:Nts<ref name="ctbuh.org"/>	599.1	115th floor (opened on February 10, 2018).
4	Merdeka 118	2022	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Kuala Lumpur	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
5	Canton Tower	2010	Steel tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Guangzhou	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
6	Lotte World Tower	2017	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Seoul	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
	Abraj Al Bait	2011	Skyscraper	Template:Flag icon Mecca	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
8	Shanghai World Financial Center	2008	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Shanghai	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts	100th floor, decks also on levels 94 & 97.
9	Tokyo Skytree	2012	Steel tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Tokyo	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Three additional observation decks at 340m, 345m, and 350m.
10	Taipei 101	2004	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Taipei	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	citation	CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> Two additional observation decks, outdoor on the 91st-floor and indoor on the 89th floor at Template:Convert..
11	CN Tower	1976	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Toronto	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Two additional observation decks at 342 m (outdoor) & 346 m (indoor).
12	Willis Tower	1974	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Chicago	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	citation	CitationClass=web }} SOM.com Project Page.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13	Sky100, International Commerce Centre	2011	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Hong Kong	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	100th floor; 360-degree indoor observation deck.
14	One World Trade Center	2014	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon New York City	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observation deck on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors.
15	Landmark 81	2019	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Ho Chi Minh City	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observation decks on 79th, 80th and 81st floors.
16	Autograph Tower	2025	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Jakarta	382.9<ref>https://en.tempo.co/read/2027347/up-at-thamrin-nine-experience-jakartas-highest-swing-and-glass-floor</ref>
17	Petronas Towers	1998	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Kuala Lumpur	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observation deck on 86th floor of tower 2; in addition there is the skybridge between the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors at 170 m.
18	Empire State Building	1931	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon New York City	Template:Nts<ref name="The Empire State Building">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts	102nd floor; additional 86th floor deck (320 m).
19	Iconic Tower	2023	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flagicon New Administrative Capital	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observations on 74th, 75th and 76th floors.
20	Lakhta Center	2021	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flagicon Saint Petersburg	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observations on 84th, 85th 86th and 87th floors.
21	Ciel Tower	2025	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flagicon Dubai	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observation deck on 81nd, 82rd floors, 76th floor (315 m)
22	Oriental Pearl Tower	1994	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Shanghai	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	15 observation levels, the highest one being outdoors
23	The Strat	1996	Concrete Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Paradise	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Tallest observation tower in the U.S.
24	Tuntex Sky Tower	1997	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Kaohsiung	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	74th floor.
25	Jin Mao Tower	1998	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Shanghai	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	88th floor.
25	30 Hudson Yards	2020	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flagicon New York City	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observation decks on 100th and 101st floors.
	Ostankino Tower	1967	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Moscow	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Indoor deck is at 337 m.
27	John Hancock Center	1969	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Chicago	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	94th floor.
28	Milad Tower	2007	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Tehran	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Top level.
29	China World Trade Center Tower III	2010	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Beijing	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	81st floor.
30	One Vanderbilt	2021	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flagicon New York City	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observations on 62nd and 63rd floors.
31	Shun Hing Square	1996	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Shenzhen	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
32	US Bank Tower	1989	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Los Angeles	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	69th (indoor and outdoor observation) and 70th floors (skyslide and events) CLOSED.
33	Kingdom Centre	2002	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flagicon Riyadh	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	41st floor.
34	Abeno Harukas	2014	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Osaka	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	58th–60th floor (top floor).
35	Zifeng Tower	2010	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Nanjing	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
36	Eureka Tower	2007	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Melbourne	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Skydeck 88 is at a height of 285 m.
37	King Power MahaNakhon	2018	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flagicon Bangkok	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observation deck on 74th, 76th, and 78th floors.
	Etihad Towers (Tower 2)	2011	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Abu Dhabi	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observation deck at 300 is located on 75th floor.
39	Eiffel Tower	1889	Wrought iron lattice tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Paris	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	3rd floor.
40	Menara Kuala Lumpur	1996	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Kuala Lumpur	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
41	Columbia Center	1985	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Seattle	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	73rd floor.
42	Yokohama Landmark	1993	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Yokohama	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	69th floor.
43	One Liberty Place	1987	Skyscraper	Template:Flag icon Philadelphia	269	288	57th floor.
44	Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)	1985	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Dallas	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	71st floor; additional on 70th floor at Template:Convert.
45	JPMorgan Chase Tower	1982	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Houston	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	60th floor.
46	Sydney Tower	1981	Steel Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Sydney	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Main indoor observation deck; outdoor skywalk attraction on roof is located at 279 meters.
47	Gran Torre Santiago	2013	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Santiago	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observation deck named Sky Costanera is located on floors 61 and 62.
48	GE Building	1933	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon New York City	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	70th floor ("Top of the Rock").
49	Tianjin Tower	1991	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Tianjin	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
50	40 Wall Street	1929	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon New York City	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
51	22 Bishopsgate	2020	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon London	254	278	Tallest free observation deck in Europe on the 58th floor.
52	Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building	1995	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Osaka	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
53	Etihad Towers (Tower 1)<ref name="skyscraperCenter1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2011	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Abu Dhabi	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
54	63 Building	1985	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Seoul	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	60th floor.
55	Midland Square	2007	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Nagoya	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	47th floor.
56	Lotus Tower	2019	Concrete tower	Template:Sort Template:Flag icon Colombo	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
57	The Shard	2013	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon London	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	72nd floor.
58	Central Radio & TV Tower	1992	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Beijing	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
59	Sunshine 60	1978	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Tokyo	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
60	Federation Tower (Tower West)	2008	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Moscow	Template:Nts<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nts	62nd floor.
61	TK Elevator Test Tower	2017	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Rottweil	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	246	30th floor (indoor and outdoor).
62	Q1	2005	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Gold Coast	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	77th floor (SkyPoint), with the function hall on the 78thTemplate:Specify.
	West Pearl Tower	2006	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Chengdu	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
	Varso Tower	2023	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flagicon Warsaw	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	50th and 53rd floor.
65	Roppongi Hills Mori Tower	2003	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Tokyo	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	52nd floor (indoor) and 54th floor (roof-deck).
66	Taipei Nan Shan Plaza	2018	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Taipei	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	46th floor (indoor).
67	Europaturm	1979	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flagicon Frankfurt	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Since 1999, the Europaturm has been closed to the public.
68	Tokyo Tower	1958	Steel truss tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Tokyo	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	6th floor.
69	Macau Tower	2001	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Macau	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
70	Sky Tower	1997	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Auckland	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Skydeck observation deck on 60th floor.
71	Tour Montparnasse	1972	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Paris	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
72	Fernsehturm Berlin	1969	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Berlin	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
73	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building	1990	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Tokyo	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
74	Main Tower	1999	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Frankfurt	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
	Marina Bay Sands	2010	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Singapore	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
76	Olympiaturm	1968	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Munich	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
77	Mohammed VI Tower	2023	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flagicon Salé	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observation deck on 54th and 55th floor.
78	Vysotsky	2011	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Yekaterinburg	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
79	Bitexco Financial Tower	2010	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Ho Chi Minh City	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	47th floor.
80	Tower of the Americas	1968	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon San Antonio	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
81	lang}}	1979	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Düsseldorf	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
	Umeda Sky Building	1993	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Osaka	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
	Tallinn TV Tower	1980	Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Tallinn	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
84	Donauturm	1964	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Vienna	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
85	Torre Latinoamericana	1956	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Mexico City	166	188
86	N Seoul Tower	1975	Steel tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Seoul	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Tower sits atop Namsan Mountain.
87	Vilnius TV Tower	1980	Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Vilnius	165	326.5
89	Space Needle	1962	Steel tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Seattle	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
90	Calgary Tower	1968	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Calgary	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
	Fernsehturm Stuttgart	1956	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Stuttgart	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
92	Çamlıca Tower	2020	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flagicon Istanbul	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
93	Avala Tower	2009	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Belgrade	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
94	Fukuoka Tower	1989	Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Fukuoka	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
95	Kuwait viewing sphere	1979	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Kuwait City	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	(1990 Liberation Tower of ~300 m is not open to public).
96	Palace of Culture and Science	1955	Multi-function	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Warsaw	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Observation deck on 30th floor.
97	Spinnaker Tower	2005	Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Portsmouth	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
98	Millennium Center 2 office tower restaurant	2016	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Sofia	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
	Kyoto Tower	1964	Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Kyoto	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
100	Nagoya TV Tower	1954	Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Nagoya	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
101	Tashkent Tower	1985	Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Tashkent	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
102	Snezhanka Tower, Pamporovo, Bulgaria	1978	Concrete tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Pamporovo	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
103	Kobe Port Tower	1963	Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Kobe	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
104	Sapporo TV Tower	1957	Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Sapporo	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
105	Tsūtenkaku	1956	Tower	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Osaka	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
106	City-Hochhaus Leipzig	1972	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Leipzig	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	31st floor.
107	Nebraska State Capitol	1930	Skyscraper	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Lincoln	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	14th floor.
108	Arc de Triomphe	1836	Monument	Template:SortTemplate:Flag icon Paris	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Rooftop terrace.

List of highest observation decks by type

Type	Name and Location	Constructed	Height	Notes
Observation Skywalk over vertical cliff free drop	Grand Canyon Skywalk, United States	2007	Template:Convert
Observation deck inside a spire	Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<ref name="ctbuh.org"/>	2023	Template:Convert
Enclosed observation deck on high-rise building	Shanghai Tower, Shanghai and Ping An Finance Centre, Shenzhen, China <ref name="ctbuh.org"/>Template:Disputed inline	2015 and 2017	Template:Convert
Outdoor observation deck on high-rise building	Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE<ref name="ctbuh.org"/>Template:Disputed inline	2014	Template:Convert
Skywalk over (artificial) waterfall free drop	Sky Corridor Waterfall Walkway, Huangteng Gorge, Guangdong, China <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2018	Template:Convert
Observation deck on tower<ref name="ctbuh.org"/>	Canton Tower, Guangzhou, China	2011	Template:Convert
Skywalk over high-rise building	Skydeck (The Ledge) observation deck glass balconies, Willis Tower, Chicago, USA <ref name="ctbuh.org"/>	2009	Template:Convert
Up at Thamrin Nine	Autograph Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia	2025	Template:Convert
Skywalk over bridge	Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, Zhangjiajie, China <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	2016	Template:Convert
Skywalk over glacier	Glacier Skywalk, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	2014	Template:Convert

Under construction

• 2030 (est) Burj Azizi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 649 m, Level 130
• 2028 (est) Jeddah Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 637 m, Level 157
• 2027 (est)<ref>China has banned the construction of skyscrapers in 2021.</ref> Goldin Finance 117, Tianjin, China. 578.1 m, Level 116
• 2023 (est.) Merdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 517.7 m, Level 117 (Spire observation level at 566 m)<ref>Template:Citation.</ref>
• 2030 (est.) Senna Tower, Balneário Camboriú, Brazil. 505 m, Level 140
• 2026 (est) Torre Rise, Monterrey, Mexico. 354 m, Level 93 and 365 m, Level 96
• 2028 (est.) Torch Tower, Tokyo, Japan. 352 m, Level 55
• 2027 (est) Taipei Twin Towers, Taipei, Taiwan. 347 m, Level 73

Approved

• 2025 (est.) Signature Tower Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. 515.8 m, Level 111
• 2030 (est.) Millennium Tower, Frankfurt, Germany. 280 m, Level 67<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Destroyed

• 2 World Trade Center (South tower), outdoor observation deck on top of building, 1,362 feet (415 m), Original World Trade Center, New York, United States - Destroyed during the September 11 attacks

Gallery

• General view of Paris from the rooftop terrace of the Arc de Triomphe, c. 1840.
  General view of Paris from the rooftop terrace of the Arc de Triomphe, c. 1840.
• The 10 m observation deck of Ronda, Spain, overlooks the Depression of Ronda plain over 100 m below.
  The 10 m observation deck of Ronda, Spain, overlooks the Depression of Ronda plain over 100 m below.
• A multi-level tree house in Cape Town, South Africa, with an observation deck on top.
  A multi-level tree house in Cape Town, South Africa, with an observation deck on top.
• An observation deck place in Rokko Garden Terrace, Mount Rokkō, Kobe, Japan.
  An observation deck place in Rokko Garden Terrace, Mount Rokkō, Kobe, Japan.
• An observation deck in West Berlin with a view of Potsdamer Platz on the other side of the Berlin Wall, 1977. At the bottom of the steps a placard shows what the square looked like in 1929.
  An observation deck in West Berlin with a view of Potsdamer Platz on the other side of the Berlin Wall, 1977. At the bottom of the steps a placard shows what the square looked like in 1929.
• Brooklyn Bridge as viewed from the One World Observatory in New York City.
  Brooklyn Bridge as viewed from the One World Observatory in New York City.
• Night View of the Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong from sky100.
  Night View of the Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong from sky100.
• View from the Shanghai Tower observation deck.
  View from the Shanghai Tower observation deck.
• Visitors on the observation deck of the Skylon Tower, which overlooks Niagara Falls.
  Visitors on the observation deck of the Skylon Tower, which overlooks Niagara Falls.
• The observation deck from the TK Elevator Test Tower, which overlooks Germany's Black Forest and the Alps.
  The observation deck from the TK Elevator Test Tower, which overlooks Germany's Black Forest and the Alps.
• Glass balconies attached to the St Eusebius Church in Arnhem, Netherlands.
  Glass balconies attached to the St Eusebius Church in Arnhem, Netherlands.
• Footage of the panoramic views during an 1898 ascent of the Eiffel Tower by the Lumière brothers.
  Footage of the panoramic views during an 1898 ascent of the Eiffel Tower by the Lumière brothers.
• View of Manhattan, NYC from the former 2 World Trade Center observation deck, 1999
  View of Manhattan, NYC from the former 2 World Trade Center observation deck, 1999

See also

• Observation car
• Observation wheel
• Timeline of world's highest observation decks