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.
List of public observation decks
List of public observation decks Rank Name Completion Year Type City Deck height (m) Total height (m) Notes1Burj Khalifa2010Skyscraper DubaiFloors 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).2Shanghai Tower2015Skyscraper Shanghai632121st floor; decks are also on 118th and 119th floors.3Ping An Finance Centre2017Skyscraper Shenzhen599.1115th floor (opened on February 10, 2018).4Merdeka 1182022Skyscraper Kuala Lumpur5Canton Tower2010Steel tower Guangzhou6Lotte World Tower2017Skyscraper SeoulAbraj Al Bait2011Skyscraper Mecca8Shanghai World Financial Center2008Skyscraper Shanghai100th floor, decks also on levels 94 & 97.9Tokyo Skytree2012Steel tower TokyoThree additional observation decks at 340m, 345m, and 350m.10Taipei 1012004Skyscraper Taipei The 101st floor indoor/outdoor rooftop observation deck opened to the public on June 14, 2019. Two additional observation decks, outdoor on the 91st-floor and indoor on the 89th floor at ..11CN Tower1976Concrete tower TorontoTwo additional observation decks at 342 m (outdoor) & 346 m (indoor).12Willis Tower1974Skyscraper Chicago103rd floor; it is the highest observation deck (skydeck) and highest skywalk (skydeck glass balconies) in the United States "Sears Tower unveils 103rd floor glass balconies", USA Today, July 1, 2009. SOM.com Project Page.13Sky100, International Commerce Centre2011Skyscraper Hong Kong100th floor; 360-degree indoor observation deck.14One World Trade Center2014Skyscraper New York CityObservation deck on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors.15Landmark 812019Skyscraper Ho Chi Minh CityObservation decks on 79th, 80th and 81st floors.16Autograph Tower2025Skyscraper Jakarta382.9382.9Observation deck on 99th floor, it has the world’s highest outdoor pool and the highest skydeck in Southern Hemisphere.17Petronas Towers1998Skyscraper Kuala LumpurObservation 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.18Empire State Building1931Skyscraper New York City102nd floor; additional 86th floor deck (320 m).19Iconic Tower2023Skyscraper New Administrative CapitalObservations on 74th, 75th and 76th floors.20Lakhta Center2021Skyscraper Saint PetersburgObservations on 84th, 85th 86th and 87th floors.21Ciel Tower2025Skyscraper DubaiObservation deck on 82rd floors, 76th floor (315 m)22Oriental Pearl Tower1994Concrete tower Shanghai15 observation levels, the highest one being outdoors 23The Strat1996Concrete Tower ParadiseTallest observation tower in the U.S.24Tuntex Sky Tower1997Skyscraper Kaohsiung74th floor.25Jin Mao Tower1998Skyscraper Shanghai88th floor.2530 Hudson Yards2020Skyscraper New York CityObservation decks on 100th and 101st floors.Ostankino Tower1967Concrete tower MoscowIndoor deck is at 337 m.27John Hancock Center1969Skyscraper Chicago 94th floor.28Milad Tower2007Concrete tower TehranTop level.29China World Trade Center Tower III2010Skyscraper Beijing81st floor.30One Vanderbilt2021Skyscraper New York CityObservations on 62nd and 63rd floors.31Shun Hing Square1996Skyscraper Shenzhen32US Bank Tower1989Skyscraper Los Angeles69th (indoor and outdoor observation) and 70th floors (skyslide and events) CLOSED.33Kingdom Centre2002Skyscraper Riyadh41st floor.34Abeno Harukas2014Skyscraper Osaka58th–60th floor (top floor).35Zifeng Tower2010Skyscraper Nanjing36Eureka Tower2007Skyscraper MelbourneSkydeck 88 is at a height of 285 m.37King Power MahaNakhon2018Skyscraper Bangkok Observation deck on 74th, 76th, and 78th floors.Etihad Towers (Tower 2)2011Skyscraper Abu DhabiObservation deck at 300 is located on 75th floor.39Eiffel Tower1889Wrought iron lattice tower Paris3rd floor.40Menara Kuala Lumpur1996Concrete tower Kuala Lumpur41Columbia Center1985Skyscraper Seattle73rd floor.42Yokohama Landmark1993Skyscraper Yokohama69th floor.43One Liberty Place1987Skyscraper Philadelphia26928857th floor.44Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)1985Skyscraper Dallas71st floor; additional on 70th floor at .45JPMorgan Chase Tower1982Skyscraper Houston60th floor.46Sydney Tower1981Steel Tower SydneyMain indoor observation deck; outdoor skywalk attraction on roof is located at 279 meters.47Gran Torre Santiago2013Skyscraper SantiagoObservation deck named Sky Costanera is located on floors 61 and 62.48GE Building1933Skyscraper New York City70th floor ("Top of the Rock").49Tianjin Tower1991Concrete tower Tianjin5040 Wall Street1929Skyscraper New York City5122 Bishopsgate2020Skyscraper London254278Tallest free observation deck in Europe on the 58th floor.52Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building1995Skyscraper Osaka53Etihad Towers (Tower 1)2011Skyscraper Abu Dhabi5463 Building1985Skyscraper Seoul60th floor.55Midland Square2007Skyscraper Nagoya47th floor.56Lotus Tower2019Concrete tower Colombo57The Shard2013Skyscraper London72nd floor.58Central Radio & TV Tower1992Concrete tower Beijing59Sunshine 601978Skyscraper Tokyo60Federation Tower (Tower West)2008Skyscraper Moscow 62nd floor.61TK Elevator Test Tower2017Concrete tower Rottweil23224630th floor (indoor and outdoor).62Q12005Skyscraper Gold Coast77th floor (SkyPoint), with the function hall on the 78th.West Pearl Tower2006Concrete tower ChengduVarso Tower2023Skyscraper Warsaw50th and 53rd floor.65Shibuya Scramble Square2019Skyscraper Tokyo"SHIBUYA SKY" roof-deck on the top of the building.66Roppongi Hills Mori Tower2003Skyscraper Tokyo52nd floor (indoor) and 54th floor (roof-deck).67Taipei Nan Shan Plaza2018Skyscraper Taipei46th floor (indoor).68Europaturm1979Concrete tower FrankfurtSince 1999, the Europaturm has been closed to the public.69Tokyo Tower1958Steel truss tower Tokyo6th floor.70Macau Tower2001Concrete tower Macau71Sky Tower1997Concrete tower AucklandSkydeck observation deck on 60th floor.72Tour Montparnasse1972Skyscraper Paris73Fernsehturm Berlin1969Concrete tower Berlin74Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building1990Skyscraper Tokyo75Main Tower1999Skyscraper FrankfurtSky Tower2012Skyscraper WrocławIndoor observation deck located on 49th Floor.Marina Bay Sands2010Skyscraper Singapore78Olympiaturm1968Concrete tower Munich79Mohammed VI Tower2023Skyscraper SaléObservation deck on 54th and 55th floor.80Vysotsky2011Skyscraper Yekaterinburg Observation deck was opened on 3 May 2012.81Bitexco Financial Tower2010Skyscraper Ho Chi Minh City47th floor.82Tower of the Americas1968Concrete tower San Antonio831979Concrete tower DüsseldorfUmeda Sky Building1993Skyscraper OsakaTallinn TV Tower1980Tower Tallinn86Donauturm1964Concrete tower Vienna87Torre Latinoamericana1956Skyscraper Mexico City16618888N Seoul Tower1975Steel tower SeoulTower sits atop Namsan Mountain.90Vilnius TV Tower1980Tower Vilnius165326.591Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower2024Skyscraper TokyoObservation deck on 33th and 34th floor.92Space Needle1962Steel tower Seattle93Edifício Itália1966Skyscraper São Paulo94Calgary Tower1968Concrete tower Calgary95Fernsehturm Stuttgart1956Concrete tower Stuttgart96Çamlıca Tower2020Concrete tower Istanbul97Edifício Altino Arantes1947Skyscraper São Paulo98Avala Tower2009Concrete tower Belgrade99Mirante do Vale1967Skyscraper São Paulo100Fukuoka Tower1989Tower Fukuoka101Kuwait viewing sphere1979Concrete tower Kuwait City(1990 Liberation Tower of ~300 m is not open to public).102Palace of Culture and Science1955Multi-function WarsawObservation deck on 30th floor.103Spinnaker Tower2005Tower Portsmouth104Millennium Center 2 office tower restaurant2016Skyscraper Sofia105Kyoto Tower1964Tower Kyoto106Nagoya TV Tower1954Tower Nagoya107Tashkent Tower1985Tower Tashkent108Snezhanka Tower, Pamporovo, Bulgaria1978Concrete tower Pamporovo109Kobe Port Tower1963Tower Kobe110Statue of Liberty1886Statue New York City111Sapporo TV Tower1957Tower Sapporo112Tsūtenkaku1956Tower Osaka113City-Hochhaus Leipzig1972Skyscraper Leipzig31st floor.114Nebraska State Capitol1930Skyscraper Lincoln14th floor.115Arc de Triomphe1836Monument ParisRooftop terrace.
List of highest observation decks by type Type Name and Location Constructed Height NotesObservation Skywalk over vertical cliff free dropTianmen Mountain Glass Skywalk, China20161,430 m (4,690 ft)Observation deck inside a spireMerdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2023Enclosed observation deck on high-rise buildingShanghai Tower, Shanghai and Ping An Finance Centre, Shenzhen, China 2015 and 2017Outdoor observation deck on high-rise buildingBurj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE2014Skywalk over (artificial) waterfall free dropSky Corridor Waterfall Walkway, Huangteng Gorge, Guangdong, China2018Observation deck on towerCanton Tower, Guangzhou, China2011Skywalk over high-rise buildingSkydeck (The Ledge) observation deck glass balconies, Willis Tower, Chicago, United States2009Outdoor poolAutograph Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia2025Skywalk over bridgeZhangjiajie Glass Bridge, Zhangjiajie, China 2016Skywalk over glacier Glacier Skywalk, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada 2014
Under construction
2030 (est) Burj Azizi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 649 m, Level 130 2029 (est) North Bund Centre, Shanghai, China. 394.5 m, Level 84 2028 (est) Jeddah Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 634 m, Level 157 2027 (est)China has banned the construction of skyscrapers in 2021. 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). 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
Destroyed
2 World Trade Center, Top of the World observation deck, outdoor observation deck on top of building, 1,362 feet (415 m), World Trade Center (1973–2001), New York, United States - Destroyed during the September 11 attacks
Gallery
See also Observation car Observation wheel Timeline of world's highest observation decks
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