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Observation deck#List of observation decks by height

{{Short description|Elevated sightseeing platform}}

{{confuse|Scenic viewpoint|Deck (building)}}

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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.{{cn|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 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}}{{cite web|url=https://www.burjkhalifadubaitickets.com/observation-deck.html|title=Burj Khalifa Observation Deck|access-date=4 May 2025}}

|{{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}}{{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}}

|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}}

|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}}{{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}}

|{{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.{{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 }}{{cbignore}} Two additional observation decks, outdoor on the 91st-floor and indoor on the 89th floor at {{Convert|383.2|m|ft|0}}..

|-

|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; it is the highest observation deck (skydeck) and highest skywalk (skydeck glass balconies) in the United States [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.{{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.{{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}}{{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}}

|-

|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

|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.

|-

|17

|Empire State Building

|1931

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} New York City

|{{Nts|369}}{{Cite web|url=http://wirednewyork.com/landmarks/esb/|title=The Empire State Building|access-date=2007-12-23|publisher=Wired New York}}

|{{Nts|448.7}}

|102nd floor; additional 86th floor deck (320 m).

|-

|18

|Iconic Tower

|2023

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|EGY|}}{{flagicon|EGY}} New Administrative Capital

|{{Nts|360}}

|{{Nts|394}}

|Observations on 74th, 75th and 76th floors.

|-

|19

|Lakhta Center

|2021

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|RUS|}}{{Flagicon|RUS}} Saint Petersburg

|{{Nts|357}}

|{{Nts|462}}

|Observations on 84th, 85th 86th and 87th floors.

|-

|20

|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

|-

|21

|The Strat

|1996

|Concrete Tower

|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Paradise

|{{Nts|350}}

|{{Nts|350.2}}

|Tallest observation tower in the U.S.

|-

|22

|Tuntex Sky Tower

|1997

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|Taiwan|}}{{Flag icon|Taiwan}} Kaohsiung

|{{Nts|341}}

|{{Nts|347.5}}

|74th floor.

|-

|23

|Jin Mao Tower

|1998

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Shanghai

|{{Nts|340.1}}

|{{Nts|420.5}}

|88th floor.

|-

| rowspan="2" |24

|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.

|-

|26

|John Hancock Center

|1969

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Chicago

|{{Nts|313.8}}

|{{Nts|343.5}}

|94th floor.

|-

|27

|Milad Tower

|2007

|Concrete tower

|{{sort|Iran|}}{{Flag icon|Iran}} Tehran

|{{Nts|312}}

|{{Nts|435}}

|Top level.

|-

|28

|China World Trade Center Tower III

|2010

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Beijing

|{{Nts|311.8}}

|{{Nts|330}}

|81st floor.

|-

| rowspan="2" |29

|One Vanderbilt

|2021

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flagicon|USA}} New York City

|{{Nts|310}}

|{{Nts|427}}

|Observations on 62nd and 63rd floors.

|-

|Ciel Tower

|2024

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|UAE|}}{{Flagicon|UAE}} Dubai

|{{Nts|310}}

|{{Nts|366}}

|Observation deck on 81nd, 82rd floors, 76th floor (290 m) and 60th floor (248 m).

|-

|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}}

|{{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){{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 }}

|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}}{{cite web|url=http://www.intomoscow.ru/modules.php?name=Contentp&pa=showpage&pid=842&cid=c|title=Смотровая площадка Башня Федерация}}

|{{Nts|252}}

| 62nd floor.

|-

|61

|TK Elevator Test Tower

|2017

|Concrete tower

|{{sort|RUS|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} Rottweil

|232{{Cite web|title=thyssenkrupp Elevator|url=https://testturm.tkelevator.com/global-de/|access-date=2021-04-06|website=TK Elevator|language=de}}

|246

|30th floor (indoor and outdoor).

|-

| rowspan="3" |62

|Q1

|2005

|Skyscraper

|{{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

|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

|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

|Concrete tower

|{{sort|GER|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} Berlin

|{{Nts|207}}

|{{Nts|368}}

|

|-

|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

|2011

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|RUS|}}{{Flag icon|RUS}} Yekaterinburg

|{{Nts|186}}

|{{Nts|188.3}}

| Observation deck was opened on 3 May 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.radioc.ru/events/74825/|title=Открытие смотровой площадки в БЦ "Высоцкий"}}

|-

|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

|{{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

|N Seoul Tower

|1975

|Steel tower

|{{sort|ROK|}}{{Flag icon|ROK}} Seoul

|{{Nts|168.3}}

|{{Nts|236.7}}

|Tower sits atop Namsan Mountain.

|-

|86

|Vilnius TV Tower

|1980

|Tower

|{{sort|LTU|}}{{Flag icon|LTU}} Vilnius

|165

|326.5

|

|-

|87

|Space Needle

|1962

|Steel tower

|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Seattle

|{{Nts|158.5}}

|{{Nts|184.4}}

|

|-

|89

|Calgary Tower

|1968

|Concrete tower

|{{sort|CAN|}}{{Flag icon|CAN}} Calgary

|{{Nts|157.5}}

|{{Nts|190.8}}

|

|-

| rowspan="2" |90

|Fernsehturm Stuttgart

|1956

|Concrete tower

|{{sort|Germany|}}{{Flag icon|Germany}} Stuttgart

|{{Nts|153}}

|{{Nts|216.6}}

|

|-

|Çamlıca Tower

|2020

|Concrete tower

|{{sort|TUR|}}{{Flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul

|{{Nts|153}}

|{{Nts|369}}

|

|-

|92

|Avala Tower

|2009

|Concrete tower

|{{sort|SRB|}}{{Flag icon|SRB}} Belgrade

|{{Nts|135}}

|{{Nts|204.5}}

|

|-

|93

|Fukuoka Tower

|1989

|Tower

|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Fukuoka

|{{Nts|123}}

|{{Nts|234}}

|

|-

|94

|Kuwait viewing sphere

|1979

|Concrete tower

|{{sort|KWT|}}{{Flag icon|KWT}} Kuwait City

|{{Nts|120}}

|{{Nts|187}}

|(1990 Liberation Tower of ~300 m is not open to public).

|-

|95

|Palace of Culture and Science

|1955

|Multi-function

|{{sort|POL|}}{{Flag icon|POL}} Warsaw

|{{Nts|114}}

|{{Nts|237}}

|Observation deck on 30th floor.

|-

|96

|Spinnaker Tower

|2005

|Tower

|{{sort|United Kingdom|}}{{Flag icon|United Kingdom}} Portsmouth

|{{Nts|110}}

|{{Nts|170}}

|

|-

|97

|Millennium Center 2 office tower restaurant

|2016

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|Bulgaria|}}{{Flag icon|Bulgaria}} Sofia

|{{Nts|105}}

|{{Nts|108}}

|

|-

| rowspan="2" |98

|Kyoto Tower

|1964

|Tower

|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Kyoto

|{{Nts|100}}

|{{Nts|131}}

|

|-

|Nagoya TV Tower

|1954

|Tower

|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Nagoya

|{{Nts|100}}

|{{Nts|180}}

|

|-

|100

|Tashkent Tower

|1985

|Tower

|{{sort|UZB|}}{{Flag icon|UZB}} Tashkent

|{{Nts|97}}

|{{Nts|375}}

|

|-

|101

|Snezhanka Tower, Pamporovo, Bulgaria

|1978

|Concrete tower

|{{sort|BGR|}}{{Flag icon|BGR}} Pamporovo

|{{Nts|93}}

|{{Nts|156}}

|

|-

|102

|Kobe Port Tower

|1963

|Tower

|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Kobe

|{{Nts|90.8}}

|{{Nts|108}}

|

|-

|103

|Sapporo TV Tower

|1957

|Tower

|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Sapporo

|{{Nts|90}}

|{{Nts|147.2}}

|

|-

|104

|Tsūtenkaku

|1956

|Tower

|{{sort|JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Osaka

|{{Nts|87.5}}

|{{Nts|108}}

|

|-

|105

|City-Hochhaus Leipzig

|1972

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|Germany|}}{{Flag icon|Germany}} Leipzig

|{{Nts|120}}

|{{Nts|142.5}}

|31st floor.

|-

|106

|Nebraska State Capitol

|1930

|Skyscraper

|{{sort|USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Lincoln

|{{Nts|75}}

|{{Nts|120}}

|14th floor.

|-

|107

|Arc de Triomphe

|1836

|Monument

|{{sort|FRA|}}{{Flag icon|FRA}} Paris

|{{Nts|50}}

|{{Nts|50}}

|Rooftop terrace.

|}

List of highest observation decks by type

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! Type

! Name and Location

! Constructed

! Height

! Notes

Observation 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

|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

|2015 and 2017

|{{Convert|562|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

|

Outdoor observation deck on high-rise building

|Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE

|2014

|{{Convert|555.7|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

|

Skywalk over (artificial) waterfall free drop

|Sky Corridor Waterfall Walkway, Huangteng Gorge, Guangdong, China {{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 }}

|2018

|{{Convert|500|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

|

Observation deck on tower

|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

|2009

|{{Convert|412.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

|

Skywalk over bridge

|Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, Zhangjiajie, China {{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}}

|2016

|{{Convert|300|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

|

Skywalk over glacier

|Glacier Skywalk, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada {{Cite news |url=https://canadaskywalk.com/jasper-skywalk/jasper-national-park-glacier-skywalk-travel-information/ |title= Jasper National Park Glacier Skywalk Travel Information}}

|2014

|{{Convert|280|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

|

Under construction

Approved

  • 2025 (est.) Signature Tower Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. 515.8 m, Level 111
  • 2030 (est.) Millennium Tower, Frankfurt, Germany. 280 m, Level 67{{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}}

Observation deck 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.

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|right|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.

See also

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