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{{Short description|Elevated sightseeing platform}}
{{distinguish|Scenic viewpoint|Deck (building)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
[[File:Edge HY.jpg|thumb|300px|[[The Edge (NYC)|The Edge]] at [[30 Hudson Yards]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], containing [[transparency (optics)|optically transparent]] flooring, looking toward [[Lower Manhattan]], opened in 2020]]

An '''observation deck''', '''observation platform''', or '''viewing platform''' is an elevated [[Tourism|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.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

==List of public observation decks==
{{Further|List of tallest buildings in the world|List of tallest towers in the world}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+valign=top style="background:silver" | List of <!--tallest -->public observation decks
! width=2%  "unsortable"| Rank
! width=15%  | Name
! width=2%  | Completion Year
! width=10%  | Type
! width=10%  | City
! width=5%  | Deck height (m)
! width=5%  | Total height (m)
! Notes
|-
|1
|[[Burj Khalifa]]
|2010
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|UAE|}}{{Flag icon|UAE}} [[Dubai]]
|{{Nts|585}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.burjkhalifadubaitickets.com/observation-deck.html|title=Burj Khalifa Observation Deck|access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
|{{Nts|829.8}}
|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
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Shanghai]]
|{{Nts|562}}<ref name="ctbuh.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ctbuh.org/Publications/CTBUHJournal/InNumbers/TBINObservationDecks/tabid/7043/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=World's Highest Observation Decks|last=ctbuh|website=www.ctbuh.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028225620/http://www.ctbuh.org/Publications/CTBUHJournal/InNumbers/TBINObservationDecks/tabid/7043/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date=28 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|632
|121st floor; decks are also on 118th and 119th floors.
|-
|3
|[[Ping An Finance Centre]]
|2017
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Shenzhen]]
|{{Nts|562}}<ref name="ctbuh.org"/>
|599.1
|115th floor (opened on February 10, 2018).
|-
|4
|[[Merdeka 118]]
|2022
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|Malaysia|}}{{Flag icon|Malaysia}} [[Kuala Lumpur]]
|{{Nts|510}}
|{{Nts|678.9}}
|
|-
|5
|[[Canton Tower]]
|2010
|Steel [[tower]]
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Guangzhou]]
|{{Nts|488}}
|{{Nts|604}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |6
|[[Lotte World Tower]]
|2017
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|ROK|}}{{Flag icon|ROK}} [[Seoul]]
|{{Nts|486}}
|{{Nts|555}}
|
|-
|[[Abraj Al Bait]]
|2011
|[[Skyscraper]]
|{{Flag icon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Mecca]]
|{{Nts|486}}
|{{Nts|601}}
|
|-
|8
|[[Shanghai World Financial Center]]
|2008
|[[Skyscraper]]
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Shanghai]]
|{{Nts|474}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shanghai World Financial Center -SWFC- {{!}} Official site of Shanghai Financial Center |url=http://www.swfc-shanghai.com/building.php |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=www.swfc-shanghai.com}}</ref>
|{{Nts|492.3}}
|100th floor, decks also on levels 94 & 97.
|-
|9
|[[Tokyo Skytree]]
|2012
|Steel [[tower]]
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
|{{Nts|451.2}}
|{{Nts|634}}
|Three additional observation decks at 340m, 345m, and 350m.
|-
|10
|[[Taipei 101]]
|2004
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|Taiwan|}}{{Flag icon|Taiwan}} [[Taipei]]
|{{Nts|449.2}}
|{{Nts|508.2}}
| The 101st floor indoor/outdoor rooftop observation deck opened to the public on June 14, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6giBlnP-fNo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/6giBlnP-fNo |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Taipei 101 to open top floor to public for the first time|website=[[YouTube]] |date=14 June 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Two additional observation decks, outdoor on the 91st-floor and indoor on the 89th floor at {{Convert|383.2|m|ft|0}}.<!--SOURCE: Taipei 101 WIKIARTICLE-->.
|-
|11
|[[CN Tower]]
|1976
|Concrete [[tower]]
|{{sort|CAN|}}{{Flag icon|CAN}} [[Toronto]]
|{{Nts|446.7}}
|{{Nts|553.3}}
|Two additional observation decks at 342 m (outdoor) & 346 m (indoor).
|-
|12
|[[Willis Tower]]
|1974
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Chicago]]
|{{Nts|412.7}}
|{{Nts|527.3}}
|103rd floor<!--SELF-EVIDENT: 3rd highest observation deck in a ''building''-->; it is the highest observation deck (skydeck) and highest skywalk (skydeck glass balconies) in the United States <ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-07-01-sears-tower-glass-balconies_N.htm "Sears Tower unveils 103rd floor glass balconies"], ''USA Today'', July 1, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.som.com/content.cfm/sears_tower_observation_deck|title=The Ledge at Skydeck Chicago|access-date=May 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608034757/http://www.som.com/content.cfm/sears_tower_observation_deck|archive-date=June 8, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} SOM.com Project Page.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=BJ Lutz |url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-willis-tower-sky-deck-ledge-crack-261079001.html |title=Coating on Willis Tower Skydeck's Ledge Cracks Under Tourists |publisher=Nbcchicago.com |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=August 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Sophie Lewis |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/willis-towers-skydeck-chicago-cracks-protective-layer-under-visitors-feet-2019-06-12/ |title=Protective layer of Willis Tower's SkyDeck cracks under visitors' feet |publisher=cbsnews |date=June 12, 2019|access-date=June 12, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|13
|[[Sky100]], [[International Commerce Centre]]
|2011
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Hong Kong]]
|{{Nts|393}}
|{{Nts|484}}
|100th floor; 360-degree indoor observation deck.
|-
|14
|[[One World Trade Center]]
|2014
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[New York City]]
|{{Nts|386.6}}
|{{Nts|541.3}}
|Observation deck on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors.
|-
|15
|[[Landmark 81]]
|2019
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|VIE|}}{{Flag icon|VIE}} [[Ho Chi Minh City]]
|{{Nts|382}}
|{{Nts|461}}
|Observation decks on 79th, 80th and 81st floors.
|-
|16
|[[Autograph Tower]]
|2025
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|INA|}}{{Flag icon|INA}} [[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
|{{sort|MAS|}}{{Flag icon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]]
|{{Nts|370}}
|{{Nts|451.9}}
|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
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[New York City]]
|{{Nts|369}}<ref name="The Empire State Building">{{Cite web|url=http://wirednewyork.com/landmarks/esb/|title=The Empire State Building|access-date=2007-12-23|publisher=Wired New York|archive-date=22 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822163039/http://wirednewyork.com/landmarks/esb/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{Nts|448.7}}
|102nd floor; additional 86th floor deck (320 m).
|-
|19
|[[Iconic Tower (Egypt)|Iconic Tower]]
|2023
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|EGY|}}{{flagicon|EGY}} [[New Administrative Capital]]
|{{Nts|360}}
|{{Nts|394}}
|Observations on 74th, 75th and 76th floors.
|-
|20
|[[Lakhta Center]]
|2021
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|RUS|}}{{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Saint Petersburg]]
|{{Nts|357}}
|{{Nts|462}}
|Observations on 84th, 85th  86th and 87th floors.
|-
|21
|[[Ciel Dubai Marina|Ciel Tower]]
|2025
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|UAE|}}{{Flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]]
|{{Nts|355}}
|{{Nts|377}}
|Observation deck on 81nd, 82rd floors, 76th floor (315 m)
|-
|22
|[[Oriental Pearl Tower]]
|1994
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Shanghai]]
|{{Nts|351}}
|{{Nts|467.9}}
|15 observation levels, the highest one being outdoors <!--SOURCE: Oriental Pearl Tower WIKIARTICLE-->
|-
|23
|[[The Strat]]
|1996
|Concrete Tower
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]]
|{{Nts|350}}
|{{Nts|350.2}}
|Tallest observation tower in the U.S.
|-
|24
|[[Tuntex Sky Tower]]
|1997
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|Taiwan|}}{{Flag icon|Taiwan}} [[Kaohsiung]]
|{{Nts|341}}
|{{Nts|347.5}}
|74th floor.
|-
|25
|[[Jin Mao Tower]]
|1998
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Shanghai]]
|{{Nts|340.1}}
|{{Nts|420.5}}
|88th floor.
|-
| rowspan="2" |25
|[[30 Hudson Yards]]
|2020
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flagicon|USA}} [[New York City]]
|{{Nts|340}}
|{{Nts|387}}
|Observation decks on 100th and 101st floors.
|-
|[[Ostankino Tower]]
|1967
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|RUS|}}{{Flag icon|RUS}} [[Moscow]]
|{{Nts|340}}
|{{Nts|540.1}}
|Indoor deck is at 337 m.
|-
|27
|[[John Hancock Center]]
|1969
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Chicago]]
|{{Nts|313.8}} 
|{{Nts|343.5}}
|94th floor.
|-
|28
|[[Milad Tower]]
|2007
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|Iran|}}{{Flag icon|Iran}} [[Tehran]]
|{{Nts|312}}
|{{Nts|435}}
|Top level.
|-
|29
|[[China World Trade Center Tower III]]
|2010
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Beijing]]
|{{Nts|311.8}}
|{{Nts|330}}
|81st floor.
|-
|30
|[[One Vanderbilt]]
|2021
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flagicon|USA}} [[New York City]]
|{{Nts|310}}
|{{Nts|427}}
|Observations on 62nd and 63rd floors.
|-
|31
|[[Shun Hing Square]]
|1996
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Shenzhen]]
|{{Nts|298.1}}
|{{Nts|384}}
|
|-
|32
|[[US Bank Tower]]
|1989
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]]
|{{Nts|297}}
|{{Nts|310}}
|69th (indoor and outdoor observation) and 70th floors (skyslide and events) CLOSED.
|-
|33
|[[Kingdom Centre]]
|2002
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|Saudi Arabia|}}{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Riyadh]]
|{{Nts|290}}
|{{Nts|302}}
|41st floor.
|-
|34
|[[Abeno Harukas]]
|2014
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Osaka]]
|{{Nts|288}}
|{{Nts|300}}
|58th–60th floor (top floor).
|-
|35
|[[Zifeng Tower]]
|2010
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Nanjing]]
|{{Nts|287}}
|{{Nts|450}}
|
|-
|36
|[[Eureka Tower#The Edge|Eureka Tower]]
|2007
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|AUS|}}{{Flag icon|AUS}} [[Melbourne]]
|{{Nts|285}}<!--SOURCE: Eureka Tower WIKIARTICLE SAYS "almost 300 m"-->
|{{Nts|297.3}}
|Skydeck 88 is at a height of 285 m.
|-
| rowspan="2" |37
|[[King Power MahaNakhon]]
|2018
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|THA|}}{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]]
|{{Nts|281.6}}
|{{Nts|314}}
| Observation deck on 74th, 76th, and 78th floors.
|-
|[[Etihad Towers|Etihad Towers (Tower 2)]]
|2011
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|UAE|}}{{Flag icon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]]
|{{Nts|281.6}}
|{{Nts|305.3}}
|Observation deck at 300 is located on 75th floor.
|-
|39
|[[Eiffel Tower]]
|1889
|Wrought iron [[lattice tower]]
|{{sort|FRA|}}{{Flag icon|FRA}} [[Paris]]
|{{Nts|276.1}}
|{{Nts|330}}
|3rd floor.
|-
|40
|[[Menara Kuala Lumpur]]
|1996
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|MAS|}}{{Flag icon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]]
|{{Nts|276}}
|{{Nts|421}}
|
|-
|41
|[[Columbia Center]]
|1985
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Seattle]]
|{{Nts|275}}
|{{Nts|284}}
|73rd floor.
|-
|42
|[[Yokohama Landmark Tower|Yokohama Landmark]]
|1993
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Yokohama, Japan|Yokohama]]
|{{Nts|273}}
|{{Nts|296}}
|69th floor.
|-
|43
|[[Liberty Place|One Liberty Place]]
|1987
|Skyscraper
|{{Flag icon|USA}} Philadelphia
|269
|288
|57th floor.
|-
|44
|[[Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)]]
|1985
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Dallas]]
|{{Nts|268.4}}
|{{Nts|281}}
|71st floor; additional on 70th floor at {{Convert|264.6|m|ft|0}}.
|-
|45
|[[JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston)|JPMorgan Chase Tower]]
|1982
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Houston]]
|{{Nts|268.2}}
|{{Nts|305.4}}
|60th floor.
|-
|46
|[[Sydney Tower]]
|1981
|Steel Tower
|{{sort|AUS|}}{{Flag icon|AUS}} [[Sydney]]
|{{Nts|268}}
|{{Nts|309}}
|Main indoor observation deck; outdoor skywalk attraction on roof is located at 279 meters.
|-
|47
|[[Gran Torre Santiago]]
|2013
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|Chile|}}{{Flag icon|Chile}} [[Santiago]]
|{{Nts|261}}
|{{Nts|300}}
|Observation deck named Sky Costanera is located on floors 61 and 62.
|-
|48
|[[GE Building]]
|1933
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[New York City]]
|{{Nts|259.1}}
|{{Nts|259.1}}
|70th floor ("Top of the Rock").
|-
|49
|[[Tianjin Radio and Television Tower|Tianjin Tower]]
|1991
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Tianjin]]
|{{Nts|257}}
|{{Nts|415.2}}
|
|-
|50
|[[40 Wall Street]]
|1929
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[New York City]]
|{{Nts|255}}
|{{Nts|283}}
|
|-
|51
|[[22 Bishopsgate]]
|2020
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|United Kingdom|}}{{Flag icon|United Kingdom}} [[London]]
|254
|278
|Tallest free observation deck in Europe on the 58th floor.
|-
|52
|[[Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building]]
|1995
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Osaka]]
|{{Nts|252}}
|{{Nts|256}}
|
|-
|53
|[[Etihad Towers|Etihad Towers (Tower 1)]]<ref name="skyscraperCenter1">{{cite web|url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t1/ |title=Etihad Towers T1 - The Skyscraper Center |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |year=2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801075610/http://skyscrapercenter.com/abu-dhabi/etihad-towers-t1/ |archive-date=August 1, 2013 }}</ref>
|2011
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|UAE|}}{{Flag icon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]]
|{{Nts|251.2}}
|{{Nts|277.6}}
|
|-
|54
|[[63 Building]]
|1985
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|ROK|}}{{Flag icon|ROK}} [[Seoul]]
|{{Nts|249}}
|{{Nts|250}}
|60th floor.
|-
|55
|[[Midland Square]]
|2007
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Nagoya]]
|{{Nts|247}}
|{{Nts|247}}
|47th floor.
|-
|56
|[[Lotus Tower]]
|2019
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|Sri Lanka|}} {{Flag icon|Sri Lanka}} [[Colombo]]
|{{Nts|245}}
|{{Nts|356}}
|
|-
|57
|[[The Shard]]
|2013
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|United Kingdom|}}{{Flag icon|United Kingdom}} [[London]]
|{{Nts|244.8}}
|{{Nts|306}}
|72nd floor.
|-
|58
|[[Central Radio & TV Tower]]
|1992
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Beijing]]
|{{Nts|238}}
|{{Nts|405}}
|
|-
|59
|[[Sunshine 60]]
|1978
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
|{{Nts|237.6}}
|{{Nts|239.8}}
|
|-
|60
|[[Federation Tower|Federation Tower (Tower West)]]
|2008
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|RUS|}}{{Flag icon|RUS}} [[Moscow]]
|{{Nts|235}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intomoscow.ru/modules.php?name=Contentp&pa=showpage&pid=842&cid=c|title=Смотровая площадка Башня Федерация|access-date=27 August 2013|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202150356/http://www.intomoscow.ru/modules.php?name=Contentp&pa=showpage&pid=842&cid=c|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{Nts|252}}
| 62nd floor.
|-
|61
|[[Rottweil Test Tower|TK Elevator Test Tower]]
|2017
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|RUS|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} [[Rottweil]]
|232<ref>{{Cite web|title=thyssenkrupp Elevator|url=https://testturm.tkelevator.com/global-de/|access-date=2021-04-06|website=TK Elevator|language=de}}</ref>
|246
|30th floor (indoor and outdoor).
|-
| rowspan="3" |62
|[[Q1 (building)|Q1]]
|2005
|Skyscraper<!--SOURCE: Q1 (building) WIKIARTICLE-->
|{{sort|AUS|}}{{Flag icon|AUS}} [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]
|{{Nts|230}}
|{{Nts|323}}
|77th floor ([http://www.SkyPoint.com.au SkyPoint]), with the [[function hall]] on the 78th{{Specify|date=March 2010|IS THE "function room" AN observation deck?}}.
|-
|[[West Pearl Tower]]
|2006
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Chengdu]]
|{{Nts|230}}
|{{Nts|339}}
|
|-
|[[Varso|Varso Tower]]
|2023
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|POL|}}{{Flagicon|POL}} [[Warsaw]]
|{{Nts|230}}
|{{Nts|310}}
|50th and 53rd floor.
|-
|65
|[[Roppongi Hills Mori Tower]]
|2003
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
|{{Nts|229.3}}
|{{Nts|238}}
|52nd floor (indoor) and 54th floor (roof-deck).
|-
|66
|[[Taipei Nan Shan Plaza]]
|2018
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|TWN|}}{{Flag icon|TWN}} [[Taipei]]
|{{Nts|228.5}}
|{{Nts|272}}
|46th floor (indoor).
|-
|67
|[[Europaturm]]
|1979
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|GER|}}{{flagicon|GER}} [[Frankfurt]]
|{{Nts|227}}
|{{Nts|337.5}}
|Since 1999, the Europaturm has been closed to the public.
|-
|68
|[[Tokyo Tower]]
|1958
|Steel truss tower
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
|{{Nts|223.5}}
|{{Nts|332.6}}
|6th floor.
|-
|69
|[[Macau Tower]]
|2001
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} [[Macau]]
|{{nts|223}}
|{{nts|338}}
|
|-
|70
|[[Sky Tower (Auckland)|Sky Tower]]
|1997
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|NZ|}}{{Flag icon|NZ}} [[Auckland]]
|{{Nts|220}}
|{{Nts|328}}
|Skydeck observation deck on 60th floor.
|-
|71
|[[Tour Montparnasse]]
|1972
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|FRA|}}{{Flag icon|FRA}} [[Paris]]
|{{Nts|209}}
|{{Nts|209}}
|
|-
|72
|[[Fernsehturm Berlin]]
|1969<!--SOURCE: Fernsehturm Berlin WIKIARTICLE-->
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|GER|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} [[Berlin]]
|{{Nts|207}}<!--SOURCE: Fernsehturm Berlin WIKIARTICLE-->
|{{Nts|368}}<!--SOURCE: Fernsehturm Berlin WIKIARTICLE-->
|
|-
|73
|[[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building]]
|1990
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]]
|{{Nts|202}}
|{{Nts|243.4}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |74
|[[Main Tower]]
|1999
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|GER|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} [[Frankfurt]]
|{{Nts|200}}
|{{Nts|240}}
|
|-
|[[Marina Bay Sands]]
|2010
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|SIN|}}{{Flag icon|SIN}} [[Singapore]]
|{{Nts|200}}
|{{Nts|200}}
|
|-
|76
|[[Olympiaturm]]
|1968
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|GER|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} [[Munich]]
|{{Nts|192}}
|{{Nts|291}}
|
|-
|77
|[[Mohammed VI Tower]]
|2023
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|MAR|}}{{Flagicon|MAR}} [[Salé]]
|{{Nts|190}}
|{{Nts|250}}
|Observation deck on 54th and 55th floor.
|-
|78
|[[Vysotsky (skyscraper)|Vysotsky]]
|2011
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|RUS|}}{{Flag icon|RUS}} [[Yekaterinburg]]
|{{Nts|186}}
|{{Nts|188.3}}
| Observation deck was opened on 3 May 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioc.ru/events/74825/|title=Открытие смотровой площадки в БЦ "Высоцкий"}}</ref>
|-
|79
|[[Bitexco Financial Tower]]
|2010
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|Vietnam|}}{{Flag icon|Vietnam}} [[Ho Chi Minh City]]
|{{Nts|181}}
|{{Nts|262.5}}
|47th floor.
|-
|80
|[[Tower of the Americas]]
|1968
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]]
|{{Nts|176}}
|{{Nts|229}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |81
|{{lang|de|[[Rheinturm]]|italic=no}}
|1979
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|GER|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} [[Düsseldorf]]
|{{Nts|170}}
|{{Nts|240.5}}
|
|-
|[[Umeda Sky Building]]
|1993
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Osaka]]
|{{Nts|170}}
|{{Nts|173}}
|
|-
|[[Tallinn TV Tower]]
|1980
|Tower
|{{sort|EST|}}{{Flag icon|EST}} [[Tallinn]]
|{{Nts|170}}
|{{Nts|314}}
|
|-
|84
|[[Donauturm]]
|1964
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|AUT|}}{{Flag icon|AUT}} [[Vienna]]
|{{Nts|169.4}}
|{{Nts|252}}
|
|-
|85
|[[Torre Latinoamericana]]
|1956
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|ROK|}}{{Flag icon|MEX}} [[Mexico City]]
|166
|188
|
|-
|86
|[[N Seoul Tower]]
|1975
|Steel tower
|{{sort|ROK|}}{{Flag icon|ROK}} [[Seoul]]
|{{Nts|168.3}}
|{{Nts|236.7}}
|Tower sits atop [[Namsan (Seoul)|Namsan Mountain]].
|-
|87
|[[Vilnius TV Tower]]
|1980
|Tower
|{{sort|LTU|}}{{Flag icon|LTU}} [[Vilnius]]
|165
|326.5
|
|-
|89
|[[Space Needle]]
|1962
|Steel tower
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Seattle]]
|{{Nts|158.5}}
|{{Nts|184.4}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |90
|[[Calgary Tower]]
|1968
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|CAN|}}{{Flag icon|CAN}} [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]]
|{{Nts|157.5}}
|{{Nts|190.8}}
|
|-
|[[Fernsehturm Stuttgart]]
|1956
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|Germany|}}{{Flag icon|Germany}} [[Stuttgart]]
|{{Nts|153}}
|{{Nts|216.6}}
|
|-
|92
|[[Çamlıca Tower]]
|2020
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|TUR|}}{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Istanbul]]
|{{Nts|153}}
|{{Nts|369}}
|
|-
|93
|[[Avala Tower]]
|2009
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|SRB|}}{{Flag icon|SRB}} [[Belgrade]]
|{{Nts|135}}
|{{Nts|204.5}}
|
|-
|94
|[[Fukuoka Tower]]
|1989
|Tower
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Fukuoka]]
|{{Nts|123}}
|{{Nts|234}}
|
|-
|95
|[[Kuwait Towers|Kuwait viewing sphere]]<!--name is in wikiarticle-->
|1979
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|KWT|}}{{Flag icon|KWT}} [[Kuwait City]]
|{{Nts|120}}<!--SOURCE: Kuwait Towers WIKIARTICLE-->
|{{Nts|187}}
|(1990 [[Liberation Tower (Kuwait)|Liberation Tower]] of ~300 m is not open to public).
|-
|96
|[[Palace of Culture and Science]]
|1955
|Multi-function
|{{sort|POL|}}{{Flag icon|POL}} [[Warsaw]]
|{{Nts|114}}
|{{Nts|237}}
|Observation deck on 30th floor.
|-
|97
|[[Spinnaker Tower]]
|2005
|Tower
|{{sort|United Kingdom|}}{{Flag icon|United Kingdom}} [[Portsmouth]]
|{{Nts|110}}
|{{Nts|170}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |98
|[[Millennium Center (Sofia)|Millennium Center]] 2 office tower restaurant
|2016
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|Bulgaria|}}{{Flag icon|Bulgaria}} [[Sofia]]
|{{Nts|105}}
|{{Nts|108}}
|
|-
|[[Kyoto Tower]]
|1964
|Tower
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Kyoto]]
|{{Nts|100}}
|{{Nts|131}}
|
|-
|100
|[[Nagoya TV Tower]]
|1954
|Tower
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Nagoya]]
|{{Nts|100}}
|{{Nts|180}}
|
|-
|101
|[[Tashkent Tower]]
|1985
|Tower
|{{sort|UZB|}}{{Flag icon|UZB}} [[Tashkent]]
|{{Nts|97}}
|{{Nts|375}}
|
|-
|102
|[[Snezhanka Tower]], [[Pamporovo]], [[Bulgaria]]
|1978
|Concrete tower
|{{sort|BGR|}}{{Flag icon|BGR}} [[Pamporovo]]
|{{Nts|93}}
|{{Nts|156}}
|
|-
|103
|[[Kobe Port Tower]]
|1963
|Tower
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Kobe]]
|{{Nts|90.8}}
|{{Nts|108}}
|
|-
|104
|[[Sapporo TV Tower]]
|1957
|Tower
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Sapporo]]
|{{Nts|90}}
|{{Nts|147.2}}
|
|-
|105
|[[Tsūtenkaku]]
|1956
|Tower
|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} [[Osaka]]
|{{Nts|87.5}}
|{{Nts|108}}
|
|-
|106
|[[City-Hochhaus Leipzig]]
|1972
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|Germany|}}{{Flag icon|Germany}} [[Leipzig]]
|{{Nts|120}}
|{{Nts|142.5}}
|31st floor.
|-
|107
|[[Nebraska State Capitol]]
|1930
|Skyscraper
|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]
|{{Nts|75}}
|{{Nts|120}}
|14th floor.
|-
|108
|[[Arc de Triomphe]]
|1836
|Monument
|{{sort|FRA|}}{{Flag icon|FRA}} [[Paris]]
|{{Nts|50}}
|{{Nts|50}}
|Rooftop terrace.
|}

== List of highest observation decks by type ==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center;" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #ececec;"
! Type
! Name and Location
! Constructed
! Height
! Notes
|-
|Observation [[Skyway|Skywalk]] over vertical [[cliff]] free drop
|[[Grand Canyon Skywalk]], [[United States]]
|2007
|{{Convert|1100|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|-
|Observation deck inside a [[spire]]
|[[Merdeka 118]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]<ref name="ctbuh.org"/>
|2023
|{{Convert|566|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|-
|Enclosed observation deck on [[high-rise building]]
|[[Shanghai Tower]], [[Shanghai]] and [[Ping An Finance Centre]], [[Shenzhen]], China <ref name="ctbuh.org"/>{{Disputed inline|Highest enclosed vs outdoor observation decks|date=June 2025}}
|2015 and 2017
|{{Convert|562|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|-
|Outdoor observation deck on high-rise building
|[[Burj Khalifa]], [[Dubai]], [[UAE]]<ref name="ctbuh.org"/>{{Disputed inline|Highest enclosed vs outdoor observation decks|date=June 2025}}
|2014
|{{Convert|555.7|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|-
|Skywalk over (artificial) [[waterfall]] free drop
|Sky Corridor Waterfall Walkway, [[Huangteng Gorge]], [[Guangdong]], China <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theasianmagazine.in/2020/05/21/visit-guangdongs-highest-sky-corridor-waterfall-walkway-in-china/ | title=Visit Guangdong's Highest Sky Corridor Waterfall Walkway in China &#124; the Asian Magazine }}</ref>
|2018
|{{Convert|500|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|-
|Observation deck on [[tower]]<ref name="ctbuh.org"/>
|[[Canton Tower]], [[Guangzhou]], China
|2011
|{{Convert|488|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|-
|Skywalk over high-rise building
|Skydeck (The Ledge) observation deck glass balconies, [[Willis Tower]], Chicago, USA <ref name="ctbuh.org"/>
|2009
|{{Convert|412.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|-
|Up at [[Thamrin Nine]]
|[[Autograph Tower]], [[Jakarta]], Indonesia
|2025
|{{Convert|385|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|-
|Skywalk over [[bridge]]
|[[Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge]], [[Zhangjiajie]], China <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2016/09/05/zhangjiajie-grand-canyon-glass-bridge-worlds-tallest-longest-closes-china/ |title=World's tallest and longest glass bridge closes after just two weeks |date=2016-09-05 |work=Dezeen |access-date=2018-01-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|2016
|{{Convert|300|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|-
|Skywalk over [[glacier]] 
|Glacier Skywalk, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://canadaskywalk.com/jasper-skywalk/jasper-national-park-glacier-skywalk-travel-information/ |title=Jasper National Park Glacier Skywalk Travel Information |archive-date=23 September 2021 |access-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923115102/https://canadaskywalk.com/jasper-skywalk/jasper-national-park-glacier-skywalk-travel-information/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|2014
|{{Convert|280|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|}

== 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>{{Citation|title=Watch the livestream to the Merdeka 118 Tower Spire Completion Ceremony here!|url=https://www.facebook.com/precinct118/videos/1705024919702670/|language=en|access-date=2021-12-04}}.</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 (Japan)|Torch Tower]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. 352 m, Level 55
* 2027 (est) [[Taipei Twin Towers]], [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]. 347 m, Level 73

'''<big>Approved</big>'''

* 2025 (est.) [[Signature Tower Jakarta]], [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. 515.8 m, Level 111
* 2030 (est.) [[Millennium Tower (Frankfurt)|Millennium Tower]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]]. 280 m, Level 67<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-15|title=Millennium-Tower: So grün wird Frankfurts neuer Rekord-Wolkenkratzer|url=https://www.top-magazin-frankfurt.de/news/millennium-tower-so-gruen-wird-frankfurts-neuer-rekord-wolkenkratzer/|access-date=2022-01-28|website=Top Magazin Frankfurt|language=de-DE}}</ref>

== Destroyed ==

* [[2 World Trade Center (1971–2001)|2 World Trade Center (South tower)]], outdoor observation deck on top of [[building]], 1,362 feet (415 m), [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|Original World Trade Center]], [[New York City|New York]], [[United States]] - Destroyed during the [[September 11 attacks]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Vues de Paris(13)Vue Générale de Paris, prise du haut de l'Arc de l'Etoile. QB.305a (cropped).jpg|General view of [[Paris]] from the rooftop terrace of the [[Arc de Triomphe]], c. 1840.
File:Viewing platform - top right.jpg|The 10 m observation deck of [[Ronda]], Spain, overlooks the [[Depression of Ronda]] plain over 100 m below.<!--SOURCE: Ronda WIKIARTICLE-->
File:TreeHouse-Elevated01.jpg|A multi-level [[tree house]] in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]], with an observation deck on top.
File:Rokko garden terrace03s3200.jpg|An observation deck place in Rokko Garden Terrace, [[Mount Rokkō]], Kobe, Japan.
File:Observation deck overlooking Potsdamer Platz with placard showing 1929 view.jpg|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.
File:One World Observatory View.jpg|[[Brooklyn Bridge]] as viewed from the [[One World Observatory]] in New York City.
File:Vista del Puerto de Victoria desde Sky100, Hong Kong, 2013-08-09, DD 10.JPG|[[Night View]] of the [[Victoria Harbour]], Hong Kong from [[sky100]].
File:View on the observatory level of Shanghai Tower.jpg|View from the [[Shanghai Tower]] observation deck.
File:Niagara Falls - ON - Skylon Tower (Aussichtsdeck).jpg|Visitors on the observation deck of the [[Skylon Tower]], which overlooks [[Niagara Falls]].
File:Thyssenkrupp Testturm - Aussichtsplattform aussen.jpg|The observation deck from the [[Rottweil Test Tower|TK Elevator Test Tower]], which overlooks [[Germany]]'s [[Black Forest]] and the [[Alps]].
File:Glass balconies St Eusebius Church Arnhem NL.jpg|Glass balconies attached to the St Eusebius Church in Arnhem, Netherlands.
File:Vue Lumière No 992 - Panorama pendant l'ascension de la Tour Eiffel (1898).ogv|Footage of the panoramic views during an 1898 ascent                                              of the Eiffel Tower by the [[Auguste and Louis Lumière|Lumière brothers]].
File:WTC 99 (28435126013).jpg|View of [[Manhattan]], [[New York City|NYC]] from the [[2 World Trade Center (1971–2001)|former 2 World Trade Center]] observation deck, 1999
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Observation car]]
* [[Observation wheel]]
* [[History of the world's tallest structures#Observation decks|Timeline of world's highest observation decks]]

==References==
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