{{Short description|Elevated sightseeing platform}} {{distinguish|Scenic viewpoint|Deck (building)}} {{use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} [[File:Edge HY.jpg|thumb|300px|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.{{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 |382.9 |Observation deck on 99th floor, it has the world’s highest outdoor pool and the highest skydeck in Southern Hemisphere.<ref name="Autograph Tower">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 |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 Tower |2025 |Skyscraper |{{sort|UAE|}}{{Flagicon|UAE}} Dubai |{{Nts|355}} |{{Nts|377}} |Observation deck on 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 |{{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 |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 (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 |1993 |Skyscraper |{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Yokohama |{{Nts|273}} |{{Nts|296}} |69th floor. |- |43 |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 |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 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 (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 (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 |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 |2005 |Skyscraper<!--SOURCE: Q1 (building) WIKIARTICLE--> |{{sort|AUS|}}{{Flag icon|AUS}} 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 Tower |2023 |Skyscraper |{{sort|POL|}}{{Flagicon|POL}} Warsaw |{{Nts|230}} |{{Nts|310}} |50th and 53rd floor. |- |65 |Shibuya Scramble Square |2019 |Skyscraper |{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Tokyo |{{Nts|229.7}} |{{Nts|229.7}} |"SHIBUYA SKY" roof-deck on the top of the building. |- |66 |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). |- |67 |Taipei Nan Shan Plaza |2018 |Skyscraper |{{sort|TWN|}}{{Flag icon|TWN}} Taipei |{{Nts|228.5}} |{{Nts|272}} |46th floor (indoor). |- |68 |Europaturm |1979 |Concrete tower |{{sort|GER|}}{{flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt |{{Nts|227}} |{{Nts|337.5}} |Since 1999, the Europaturm has been closed to the public. |- |69 |Tokyo Tower |1958 |Steel truss tower |{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Tokyo |{{Nts|223.5}} |{{Nts|332.6}} |6th floor. |- |70 |Macau Tower |2001 |Concrete tower |{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Macau |{{nts|223}} |{{nts|338}} | |- |71 |Sky Tower |1997 |Concrete tower |{{sort|NZ|}}{{Flag icon|NZ}} Auckland |{{Nts|220}} |{{Nts|328}} |Skydeck observation deck on 60th floor. |- |72 |Tour Montparnasse |1972 |Skyscraper |{{sort|FRA|}}{{Flag icon|FRA}} Paris |{{Nts|209}} |{{Nts|209}} | |- |73 |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--> | |- |74 |Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building |1990 |Skyscraper |{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Tokyo |{{Nts|202}} |{{Nts|243.4}} | |- | rowspan="3" |75 |Main Tower |1999 |Skyscraper |{{sort|GER|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} Frankfurt |{{Nts|200}} |{{Nts|240}} | |- |Sky Tower |2012 |Skyscraper |{{sort|POL|}}{{Flagicon|POL}} Wrocław |{{Nts|200}} |{{Nts|212}} |Indoor observation deck located on 49th Floor. |- |Marina Bay Sands |2010 |Skyscraper |{{sort|SIN|}}{{Flag icon|SIN}} Singapore |{{Nts|200}} |{{Nts|200}} | |- |78 |Olympiaturm |1968 |Concrete tower |{{sort|GER|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} Munich |{{Nts|192}} |{{Nts|291}} | |- |79 |Mohammed VI Tower |2023 |Skyscraper |{{sort|MAR|}}{{Flagicon|MAR}} Salé |{{Nts|190}} |{{Nts|250}} |Observation deck on 54th and 55th floor. |- |80 |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> |- |81 |Bitexco Financial Tower |2010 |Skyscraper |{{sort|Vietnam|}}{{Flag icon|Vietnam}} Ho Chi Minh City |{{Nts|181}} |{{Nts|262.5}} |47th floor. |- |82 |Tower of the Americas |1968 |Concrete tower |{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} San Antonio |{{Nts|176}} |{{Nts|229}} | |- | rowspan="3" |83 |{{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}} | |- |86 |Donauturm |1964 |Concrete tower |{{sort|AUT|}}{{Flag icon|AUT}} Vienna |{{Nts|169.4}} |{{Nts|252}} | |- |87 |Torre Latinoamericana |1956 |Skyscraper |{{sort|ROK|}}{{Flag icon|MEX}} Mexico City |166 |188 | |- |88 |N Seoul Tower |1975 |Steel tower |{{sort|ROK|}}{{Flag icon|ROK}} Seoul |{{Nts|168.3}} |{{Nts|236.7}} |Tower sits atop Namsan Mountain. |- |90 |Vilnius TV Tower |1980 |Tower |{{sort|LTU|}}{{Flag icon|LTU}} Vilnius |165 |326.5 | |- |91 |Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower |2024 |Skyscraper |{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Tokyo |{{Nts|160}} |{{Nts|325}} |Observation deck on 33th and 34th floor. |- |92 |Space Needle |1962 |Steel tower |{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Seattle |{{Nts|158.5}} |{{Nts|184.4}} | |- |93 |Edifício Itália |1966 |Skyscraper |{{sort|BRA|}}{{Flag icon|BRA}} São Paulo |{{Nts|158}} |{{Nts|165}} | |- |94 |Calgary Tower |1968 |Concrete tower |{{sort|CAN|}}{{Flag icon|CAN}} Calgary |{{Nts|157.5}} |{{Nts|190.8}} | |- |95 |Fernsehturm Stuttgart |1956 |Concrete tower |{{sort|Germany|}}{{Flag icon|Germany}} Stuttgart |{{Nts|153}} |{{Nts|216.6}} | |- |96 |Çamlıca Tower |2020 |Concrete tower |{{sort|TUR|}}{{Flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul |{{Nts|153}} |{{Nts|369}} | |- |97 |Edifício Altino Arantes |1947 |Skyscraper |{{sort|BRA|}}{{Flag icon|BRA}} São Paulo |{{Nts|145}} |{{Nts|161}} | |- |98 |Avala Tower |2009 |Concrete tower |{{sort|SRB|}}{{Flag icon|SRB}} Belgrade |{{Nts|135}} |{{Nts|204.5}} | |- |99 |Mirante do Vale |1967 |Skyscraper |{{sort|BRA|}}{{Flag icon|BRA}} São Paulo |{{Nts|133}} |{{Nts|170}} | |- |100 |Fukuoka Tower |1989 |Tower |{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Fukuoka |{{Nts|123}} |{{Nts|234}} | |- |101 |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 of ~300 m is not open to public). |- |102 |Palace of Culture and Science |1955 |Multi-function |{{sort|POL|}}{{Flag icon|POL}} Warsaw |{{Nts|114}} |{{Nts|237}} |Observation deck on 30th floor. |- |103 |Spinnaker Tower |2005 |Tower |{{sort|United Kingdom|}}{{Flag icon|United Kingdom}} Portsmouth |{{Nts|110}} |{{Nts|170}} | |- |104 |Millennium Center 2 office tower restaurant |2016 |Skyscraper |{{sort|Bulgaria|}}{{Flag icon|Bulgaria}} Sofia |{{Nts|105}} |{{Nts|108}} | |- |105 |Kyoto Tower |1964 |Tower |{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Kyoto |{{Nts|100}} |{{Nts|131}} | |- |106 |Nagoya TV Tower |1954 |Tower |{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Nagoya |{{Nts|100}} |{{Nts|180}} | |- |107 |Tashkent Tower |1985 |Tower |{{sort|UZB|}}{{Flag icon|UZB}} Tashkent |{{Nts|97}} |{{Nts|375}} | |- |108 |Snezhanka Tower, Pamporovo, Bulgaria |1978 |Concrete tower |{{sort|BGR|}}{{Flag icon|BGR}} Pamporovo |{{Nts|93}} |{{Nts|156}} | |- |109 |Kobe Port Tower |1963 |Tower |{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Kobe |{{Nts|90.8}} |{{Nts|108}} | |- |110 |Statue of Liberty |1886 |Statue |{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} New York City |{{Nts|91}} |{{Nts|93}} | |- |111 |Sapporo TV Tower |1957 |Tower |{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Sapporo |{{Nts|90}} |{{Nts|147.2}} | |- |112 |Tsūtenkaku |1956 |Tower |{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Osaka |{{Nts|87.5}} |{{Nts|108}} | |- |113 |City-Hochhaus Leipzig |1972 |Skyscraper |{{sort|Germany|}}{{Flag icon|Germany}} Leipzig |{{Nts|84}} |{{Nts|142.5}} |31st floor. |- |114 |Nebraska State Capitol |1930 |Skyscraper |{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}}Lincoln |{{Nts|75}} |{{Nts|120}} |14th floor. |- |115 |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 Skywalk over vertical cliff free drop |Tianmen Mountain Glass Skywalk, China<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tianmen Mountain Glass Skywalk |url=https://www.zhangjiajieholiday.com/Zhangjiajie_Attraction/1017.html |access-date=2026-03-18 |language=en-US}}</ref> |2016 |1,430 m (4,690 ft) | |- |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 | the Asian Magazine }}</ref> |2018 |{{Convert|500|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |- |Observation deck on tower |Canton Tower, Guangzhou, China<ref name="ctbuh.org"/> |2011 |{{Convert|488|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |- |Skywalk over high-rise building |Skydeck (The Ledge) observation deck glass balconies, Willis Tower, Chicago, United States<ref name="ctbuh.org"/> |2009 |{{Convert|412.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |- |Outdoor pool |Autograph Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia<ref name="Autograph Tower"/> |2025 |{{Convert|382.9|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. 634 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, 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, 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, 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== <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 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 Lumière brothers. File:WTC 99 (28435126013).jpg|View of Manhattan, NYC from the former 2 World Trade Center observation deck, 1999 </gallery>
==See also== * Observation car * Observation wheel * Timeline of world's highest observation decks
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