Observation deck






View of Shanghai World Financial Center as viewed from the Shanghai Tower, at the 118th floor observatory 548m above ground




Visitors on the observation deck of the Skylon Tower overlooking Niagara Falls




Midtown Manhattan in the distance. Photo taken at Two World Trade Center's observation deck, in the 1980s




Glass balconies St Eusebius Church, Arnhem, The Netherlands.jpg


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.




Contents





  • 1 List of public observation decks


  • 2 List of highest observation decks by type


  • 3 Timeline of world's highest observation decks

    • 3.1 Under construction



  • 4 Observation deck gallery


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References




List of public observation decks




























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































List of public observation decks
Rank
Name
Completion Date
Type
Location
Deck height (m)
Total height (m)
Notes
1

Shanghai Tower
2015
Skyscraper

China Shanghai

7002562000000000000♠562[1]

7002632000000000000♠632
118th floor
2

Ping An Finance Centre
2017
Skyscraper

China Shenzhen

7002562000000000000♠562[2]

7002599000000000000♠599
The observation deck is on the 116th floor and opened on February 10, 2018
3

Burj Khalifa
2010
Skyscraper

United Arab Emirates Dubai

7002555000000000000♠555[3]

7002829800000000000♠829.8
148th floor (opened October 2014[4]) decks are also on 124th floor
4

Canton Tower
2010
Steel Tower

China Guangzhou

7002488000000000000♠488

7002604000000000000♠604

5

Lotte World Tower
2017
Skyscraper

South Korea Seoul

7002486000000000000♠486

7002555000000000000♠555

6

Abraj Al Bait
2011

Skyscraper

Saudi Arabia Mecca

7002484400000000000♠484.4

7002601000000000000♠601

7

Shanghai World Financial Center
2008

Skyscraper

China Shanghai

7002474000000000000♠474[5]

7002492300000000000♠492.3
100th floor, decks also on levels 94 & 97
8

Tokyo Skytree
2012
Steel Tower

Japan Tokyo

7002451200000000000♠451.2

7002634000000000000♠634
Three additional observation decks at 340 m, 345 m, and 350 m
9

CN Tower
1976
Concrete tower

Canada Toronto

7002446700000000000♠446.7

7002553290000099999♠553.3
Two additional observation decks at 342 m (outdoor) & 346 m (indoor).
10

Willis Tower
1974
Skyscraper

United States Chicago

7002412700000000000♠412.7

7002527290000099999♠527.3
103rd floor, it is the highest observation deck in the United States
11

Sky100, International Commerce Centre
2011
Skyscraper

China Hong Kong

7002393000000000000♠393

7002484000000000000♠484
100th floor 360-degree indoor observatory
12

Taipei 101
2004
Skyscraper

Taiwan Taipei

7002391600000000000♠391.6

7002509200000000000♠509.2
91st-floor outdoor observatory, it's the previous record of highest outdoor observatory in the world. The 89th floor indoor observatory is 383.2 metres (1,257 ft).
13

One World Trade Center
2014
Skyscraper

United States New York City

7002386600000000000♠386.6

7002541290000099999♠541.3
Observatory on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors
14

Petronas Towers
1998
Skyscraper

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

7002370000000000000♠370

7002452900000000000♠452.9
Observatory on 86th floor of tower 2, in addition there is the skybridge between the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors at 170 meters.
15

Empire State Building
1931
Skyscraper

United States New York City

7002369000000000000♠369[6]

7002448700000000000♠448.7
102nd floor, additional 86th floor deck (320 m)
16

Oriental Pearl Tower
1994
Concrete tower

China Shanghai

7002351000000000000♠351

7002467900000000000♠467.9
15 observation levels, the highest one being outdoors
17

Tuntex Sky Tower
1997
Skyscraper

Taiwan Kaohsiung

7002341000000000000♠341

7002347500000000000♠347.5
74th floor
18

Jin Mao Tower
1998
Skyscraper

China Shanghai

7002340100000000000♠340.1

7002420500000000000♠420.5
88th floor
19

Ostankino Tower
1967
Concrete tower

Russia Moscow

7002340000000000000♠340

7002540100000000000♠540.1
Indoor deck is at 337 m
20

John Hancock Center
1969
Skyscraper

United States Chicago

7002313800000000000♠313.8

7002343500000000000♠343.5
Observation deck
21

Milad Tower
2007
Concrete tower

Iran Tehran

7002312000000000000♠312

7002435000000000000♠435
Top level
22

China World Trade Center Tower III
2010
Skyscraper

China Beijing

7002311800000000000♠311.8

7002330000000000000♠330
81st floor
23

Shun Hing Square
1996
Skyscraper

China Shenzhen

7002298100000000000♠298.1

7002384000000000000♠384

24

US Bank Tower
1989
Skyscraper

United States Los Angeles

7002297000000000000♠297

7002310000000000000♠310
70th floor
25
Abeno Harukas(Abenobashi Terminal Building)
2014
Skyscraper

Japan Osaka

7002288000000000000♠288

7002300000000000000♠300
58th-60th floor (top floor)
26

Zifeng Tower
2010
Skyscraper

China Nanjing

7002287000000000000♠287

7002450000000000000♠450

27

Eureka Tower
2007
Skyscraper

Australia Melbourne

7002285000000000000♠285

7002297300000000000♠297.3
Skydeck 88 is at a height of 285 m
28

Eiffel Tower
1889
Wrought iron lattice tower

France Paris

7002276100000000000♠276.1

7002324000000000000♠324
3rd floor
29

Menara Kuala Lumpur
1996
Concrete tower

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

7002276000000000000♠276

7002421000000000000♠421

30

Columbia Center
1985
Skyscraper

United States Seattle

7002275000000000000♠275

7002284000000000000♠284
73rd floor
31

Yokohama Landmark
1993
Skyscraper

Japan Yokohama

7002273000000000000♠273

7002296000000000000♠296
69th floor
32

One Liberty Place
1987
Skyscraper

United StatesPhiladelphia
269
288
57th Floor
33

Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)
1985
Skyscraper

United States Dallas

7002268390000099999♠268.4

7002281000000000000♠281
71st floor, additional 70th floor 264.6 metres (868 ft).
34

JPMorgan Chase Tower
1982
Skyscraper

United States Houston

7002268200000000000♠268.2

7002305390000000000♠305.4
60th floor
35

Sydney Tower
1981
Steel Tower

Australia Sydney

7002268000000000000♠268

7002309000000000000♠309

36

GE Building
1933
Skyscraper

United States New York City

7002259100000000000♠259.1

7002259100000000000♠259.1
70th floor ("Top of the Rock")
37

Tianjin Tower
1991
Concrete tower

China Tianjin

7002257000000000000♠257

7002415200000000000♠415.2

38

40 Wall Street
1929
Skyscraper

United States New York City

7002255000000000000♠255

7002283000000000000♠283

39

Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building
1995
Skyscraper

Japan Osaka

7002252000000000000♠252

7002256000000000000♠256

40

63 Building
1985
Skyscraper

South Korea Seoul

7002249000000000000♠249

7002250000000000000♠250
60th floor
41

Midland Square
2007
Skyscraper

Japan Nagoya

7002247000000000000♠247

7002247000000000000♠247
47th floor
42

The Shard
2013
Skyscraper

United Kingdom London

7002244800000000000♠244.8

7002306000000000000♠306
72nd floor Observatory Deck
43

Central Radio & TV Tower
1992
Concrete tower

China Beijing

7002238000000000000♠238

7002405000000000000♠405

44

Sunshine 60
1978
Skyscraper

Japan Tokyo

7002237600000000000♠237.6

7002239800000000000♠239.8

45

Federation Tower (Tower West)
2008
Skyscraper

Russia Moscow

7002235000000000000♠235[7]

7002252000000000000♠252
62nd Floor
=46

Q1
2005
Skyscraper

Australia Gold Coast

7002230000000000000♠230

7002323000000000000♠323
77th floor (SkyPoint), with the function hall on the 78th[specify]
=46

West Pearl Tower
2006
Concrete tower

China Chengdu

7002230000000000000♠230

7002339000000000000♠339

47

Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
2003
Skyscraper

Japan Tokyo

7002229300000000000♠229.3

7002238000000000000♠238
52nd floor (indoor) & 54th floor (roof-deck)
48

Europaturm
1979
Concrete tower

Germany Frankfurt

7002227000000000000♠227

7002337500000000000♠337.5
Since 1999, the Europaturm has been closed to the public-->
49

Tokyo Tower
1958
Steel truss tower

Japan Tokyo

7002223500000000000♠223.5

7002332600000000000♠332.6
6th floor
50

Macau Tower
2001
Concrete tower

China Macau

7002223000000000000♠223

7002338000000000000♠338

51

Sky Tower
1997
Concrete tower

New Zealand Auckland

7002220000000000000♠220

7002328000000000000♠328

52

Tour Montparnasse
1972
Skyscraper

France Paris

7002209000000000000♠209

7002209000000000000♠209

53

Fernsehturm Berlin
1969
Concrete tower

Germany Berlin

7002207000000000000♠207

7002368000000000000♠368

54

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
1990
Skyscraper

Japan Tokyo

7002202000000000000♠202

7002243400000000000♠243.4

=55

Main Tower
1999
Skyscraper

Germany Frankfurt

7002200000000000000♠200

7002240000000000000♠240

=55

Marina Bay Sands
2010
Skyscraper

Singapore Singapore

7002200000000000000♠200

7002200000000000000♠200

56

Olympiaturm
1968
Concrete tower

Germany Munich

7002192000000000000♠192

7002291000000000000♠291

57

Vysotsky
2011
Skyscraper

Russia Yekaterinburg

7002186000000000000♠186

7002188300000000000♠188.3
Observation deck was opened on 3 May 2012[8]
58

Bitexco Financial Tower
2010
Skyscraper

Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City

7002181000000000000♠181

7002262500000000000♠262.5
47th floor
59

Tower of the Americas
1968
Concrete tower

United States San Antonio

7002176000000000000♠176

7002229000000000000♠229

=60

Umeda Sky Building
1993
Skyscraper

Japan Osaka

7002170000000000000♠170

7002173000000000000♠173

=60

Tallinn TV Tower
1980
Tower

Estonia Tallinn

7002170000000000000♠170

7002314000000000000♠314

61

Donauturm
1964
Concrete tower

Austria Vienna

7002169400000000000♠169.4

7002252000000000000♠252

62

N Seoul Tower
1975
Steel tower

South Korea Seoul

7002168300000000000♠168.3

7002236700000000000♠236.7
Tower sits atop Namsan Mountain
63

Vilnius TV Tower
1980
Tower

Lithuania Vilnius
165
326.5

64

Space Needle
1962
Steel tower

United States Seattle

7002158500000000000♠158.5

7002184400000000000♠184.4

65

Calgary Tower
1968
Concrete tower

Canada Calgary

7002157500000000000♠157.5

7002190800000000000♠190.8

66

Fernsehturm Stuttgart
1956
Concrete tower

Germany Stuttgart

7002153000000000000♠153

7002216600000000000♠216.6

67

Avala Tower
2009
Concrete tower

Serbia Belgrade

7002135000000000000♠135

7002204500000000000♠204.5

68

Fukuoka Tower
1989
Tower

Japan Fukuoka

7002123000000000000♠123

7002234000000000000♠234

69

Kuwait viewing sphere
1979
Concrete tower

Kuwait Kuwait City

7002120000000000000♠120

7002187000000000000♠187
(1990 Liberation Tower of ~300 m is not open to public)
70

Spinnaker Tower
2005
Tower

United Kingdom Portsmouth

7002110000000000000♠110

7002170000000000000♠170

-71

Kyoto Tower
1964
Tower

Japan Kyoto

7002100000000000000♠100

7002131000000000000♠131

=71

Nagoya TV Tower
1954
Tower

Japan Nagoya

7002100000000000000♠100

7002180000000000000♠180

72

Kobe Port Tower
1963
Tower

Japan Kobe

7001908000000000000♠90.8

7002108000000000000♠108

73

Sapporo TV Tower
1957
Tower

Japan Sapporo

7001900000000000000♠90

7002147190000000000♠147.2

74

Tsūtenkaku
1956
Tower

Japan Osaka

7001875000000000000♠87.5

7002108000000000000♠108


List of highest observation decks by type





































Type
Name and Location
Constructed
Height
Notes
Enclosed

Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China
2015
583 m (1,913 ft)

Outdoor

Canton Tower, Guangzhou, China
2011
488 m (1,601 ft)

On Skyscraper

Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China
2015
583 m (1,913 ft)

On Tower

Canton Tower, Guangzhou, China
2011
488 m (1,601 ft)

Bridge

Royal Gorge Bridge
1929
291 m (955 ft)
Above water level.
Dam

Grande Dixence Dam
1964
285 m (935 ft)


Timeline of world's highest observation decks


This is a timeline of the development of world's highest observation decks since the inauguration of the Washington Monument in 1885.











































































Held record
Name and Location
Constructed
Height of highest observation deck
Notes
From
To
1885
1889

Washington Monument, Washington D.C., United States
1889
152.3 m (500 ft)
Was the world's tallest structure when completed.
1889
1931

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
1889
275 m (902 ft)
Two further observation decks 57 & 115 m.
1931
1973

Empire State Building, New York City, United States
1931
369 m (1,211 ft)[6]A second observation deck is located on the 86th floor at 320 metres above ground.
1973
1974

World Trade Center, New York City, United States (article)
1973
399.4 m (1,310 ft)
Measured from sea level, street level was 10 feet above sea level. Indoor observatory on the 107th floor of South Tower opened on April 4, 1973. Destroyed during the September 11 attacks.
1974
1975

Sears Tower (since renamed Willis Tower), Chicago, United States
1974
412.4 m (1,353 ft)
Measured from the Franklin Street entrance, 103rd floor observation deck opened on June 22, 1974
1975
1976

World Trade Center, New York City, United States (article)
1973
419.7 m (1,377 ft)
Measured from sea level, street level was 10 feet above sea level. Outdoor observatory on rooftop of the South Tower opened on December 15, 1975. Destroyed during the September 11 attacks.
1976
2008

CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1976
446.5 m (1,465 ft)
Two further observation decks 342 and 346 metres above ground.
2008
2011

Shanghai World Financial Centre, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
2008
474 m (1,555 ft)
Other observation decks are at 423 m (1,388 ft) and 439 m (1,440 ft).
2011
2014

Canton Tower, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
2011
488 m (1,601 ft)
The outdoor rooftop observation deck opened in December 2011. There are also several other indoor observation decks in the tower, the highest at 433.2 m (1,421 ft).
2014
2016

Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE
2010
555 m (1,821 ft)
Opened on October 15, 2014 on the 148th floor. There is another observation deck at 452.1 m (1,483 ft) on the 124th floor, which has been open since the building was opened to the public.
2016
present

Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China
2015
562.1 m (1,844 ft)
Opened on July 1, 2016. there are also 2 more observation decks on the 118th and 119th floor, at 546 and 552 meters respectively.


Under construction


  • 2019 (est.) Wuhan Greenland Center, People's Republic of China. 610 m (2,000 ft), Level 126

  • 2022 (est.) Jeddah Tower, Saudi Arabia. 644 m (2,113 ft), Level 157



See also List of tallest buildings and structures in the world#World's highest observation deck



Observation deck gallery





See also


  • Observation wheel


References




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    Cincinnati,
    CN,
    Detroit,
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    Seattle,
    Shanghai,
    Tianjin



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