Observation deck
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
| Rank | Name | Completion Date | Type | Location | Deck height | Total height | Notes |
| 1 | Shanghai Tower | 2015 | Skyscraper | Shanghai | 632 | 121st floor, decks are also on 118th and 119th floors. | |
| 2 | Ping An Finance Centre | 2017 | Skyscraper | Shenzhen | 599.1 | 116th floor | |
| 3 | Burj Khalifa | 2010 | Skyscraper | Dubai | 148th floor decks are also on 124th floor | ||
| 4 | Canton Tower | 2010 | Steel Tower | Guangzhou | |||
| 5 | Lotte World Tower | 2017 | Skyscraper | Seoul | |||
| 6 | Abraj Al Bait | 2011 | Skyscraper | Mecca | |||
| 7 | Shanghai World Financial Center | 2008 | Skyscraper | Shanghai | 100th floor, decks also on levels 94 & 97 | ||
| 8 | Tokyo Skytree | 2012 | Steel Tower | Tokyo | - | ||
| 9 | Taipei 101 | 2004 | Skyscraper | Taipei | The 101st floor indoor/outdoor rooftop observatory opened to the public on June 14, 2019. Two additional observation decks, an 91st-floor outdoor observatory and the 89th floor indoor observatory is. | ||
| 10 | CN Tower | 1976 | Concrete tower | Toronto | Two additional observation decks at 342 m & 346 m. | ||
| 11 | Willis Tower | 1974 | Skyscraper | Chicago | 103rd floor, it is the highest observation deck in the United States | ||
| 12 | Sky100, International Commerce Centre | 2011 | Skyscraper | Hong Kong | 100th floor 360-degree indoor observatory | ||
| 13 | One World Trade Center | 2014 | Skyscraper | New York City | Observatory on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors | ||
| 14 | Landmark 81 | 2019 | Skyscraper | Ho Chi Minh City | Observatory on 79th, 80st and 81nd floors | ||
| 15 | Petronas Towers | 1998 | Skyscraper | Kuala Lumpur | 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. | ||
| 16 | Empire State Building | 1931 | Skyscraper | New York City | 102nd floor, additional 86th floor deck | ||
| 17 | Oriental Pearl Tower | 1994 | Concrete tower | Shanghai | 15 observation levels, the highest one being outdoors | ||
| 18 | Tuntex Sky Tower | 1997 | Skyscraper | Kaohsiung | 74th floor | ||
| 19 | Jin Mao Tower | 1998 | Skyscraper | Shanghai | 88th floor | ||
| 20 | Ostankino Tower | 1967 | Concrete tower | Moscow | Indoor deck is at 337 m | ||
| 21 | John Hancock Center | 1969 | Skyscraper | Chicago | Observation deck | ||
| 22 | Milad Tower | 2007 | Concrete tower | Tehran | Top level | ||
| 23 | China World Trade Center Tower III | 2010 | Skyscraper | Beijing | 81st floor | ||
| 24 | Shun Hing Square | 1996 | Skyscraper | Shenzhen | |||
| 25 | US Bank Tower | 1989 | Skyscraper | Los Angeles | 70th floor 69th Floor | ||
| 26 | Abeno Harukas | 2014 | Skyscraper | Osaka | 58th-60th floor | ||
| 27 | Zifeng Tower | 2010 | Skyscraper | Nanjing | |||
| 28 | Eureka Tower | 2007 | Skyscraper | Melbourne | Skydeck 88 is at a height of 285 m | ||
| 29= | King Power MahaNakhon | 2018 | Skyscraper |  Bangkok | Observation Deck on 74th 76st and 78nd floor | ||
| 29= | Etihad Towers | 2011 | Skyscraper | Abu Dhabi | Observation Deck at 300 is located on 75th Floor | ||
| 30 | Eiffel Tower | 1889 | Wrought iron lattice tower | Paris | 3rd floor | ||
| 31 | Menara Kuala Lumpur | 1996 | Concrete tower | Kuala Lumpur | |||
| 32 | Columbia Center | 1985 | Skyscraper | Seattle | 73rd floor | ||
| 33 | Yokohama Landmark | 1993 | Skyscraper | Yokohama | 69th floor | ||
| 34 | One Liberty Place | 1987 | Skyscraper | Philadelphia | 269 | 288 | 57th Floor |
| 35 | Bank of America Plaza | 1985 | Skyscraper | Dallas | 71st floor, additional 70th floor. | ||
| 36 | JPMorgan Chase Tower | 1982 | Skyscraper | Houston | 60th floor | ||
| 37 | Sydney Tower | 1981 | Steel Tower | Sydney | Main indoor observatory. Outdoor Skywalk attraction on roof is located at 279 meters | ||
| 38 | Gran Torre Santiago | 2013 | Skyscraper | Santiago | Observation deck named Sky Costanera is located on floors 61 and 62 | ||
| 39 | GE Building | 1933 | Skyscraper | New York City | 70th floor | ||
| 40 | Tianjin Tower | 1991 | Concrete tower | Tianjin | |||
| 41 | 40 Wall Street | 1929 | Skyscraper | New York City | |||
| 42 | Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building | 1995 | Skyscraper | Osaka | |||
| 43 | 63 Building | 1985 | Skyscraper | Seoul | 60th floor | ||
| 44 | Midland Square | 2007 | Skyscraper | Nagoya | 47th floor | ||
| 45 | Lotus Tower | 2019 | Concrete tower | Colombo | |||
| 46 | The Shard | 2013 | Skyscraper | London | 72nd floor Observatory Deck | ||
| 47 | Central Radio & TV Tower | 1992 | Concrete tower | Beijing | |||
| 48 | Sunshine 60 | 1978 | Skyscraper | Tokyo | |||
| 49 | Federation Tower | 2008 | Skyscraper | Moscow | 62nd Floor | ||
| =50 | Q1 | 2005 | Skyscraper | Gold Coast | 77th floor, with the function hall on the 78th | ||
| =50 | West Pearl Tower | 2006 | Concrete tower | Chengdu | |||
| 51 | Roppongi Hills Mori Tower | 2003 | Skyscraper | Tokyo | 52nd floor & 54th floor | ||
| 52 | Taipei Nan Shan Plaza | 2018 | Skyscraper | Taipei | 46th floor | ||
| 53 | Europaturm | 1979 | Concrete tower |  Frankfurt | Since 1999, the Europaturm has been closed to the public--> | ||
| 54 | Tokyo Tower | 1958 | Steel truss tower | Tokyo | 6th floor | ||
| 55 | Macau Tower | 2001 | Concrete tower | Macau | 223 | 338 | |
| 56 | Sky Tower | 1997 | Concrete tower | Auckland | Skydeck observation deck, numbered 60th floor | ||
| 57 | Tour Montparnasse | 1972 | Skyscraper | Paris | |||
| 58 | Fernsehturm Berlin | 1969 | Concrete tower | Berlin | |||
| 59 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building | 1990 | Skyscraper | Tokyo | |||
| =60 | Main Tower | 1999 | Skyscraper | Frankfurt | |||
| =60 | Marina Bay Sands | 2010 | Skyscraper | Singapore | |||
| 61 | Olympiaturm | 1968 | Concrete tower | Munich | |||
| 62 | Vysotsky | 2011 | Skyscraper | Yekaterinburg | Observation deck was opened on 3 May 2012 | ||
| 63 | Bitexco Financial Tower | 2010 | Skyscraper | Ho Chi Minh City | 47th floor | ||
| 64 | Tower of the Americas | 1968 | Concrete tower | San Antonio | |||
| =65 | Umeda Sky Building | 1993 | Skyscraper | Osaka | |||
| =65 | Tallinn TV Tower | 1980 | Tower | Tallinn | |||
| 66 | Donauturm | 1964 | Concrete tower | Vienna | |||
| 67 | N Seoul Tower | 1975 | Steel tower | Seoul | Tower sits atop Namsan Mountain | ||
| 68 | Vilnius TV Tower | 1980 | Tower | Vilnius | 165 | 326.5 | |
| 69 | Space Needle | 1962 | Steel tower | Seattle | |||
| 70 | Calgary Tower | 1968 | Concrete tower | Calgary | |||
| 71 | Fernsehturm Stuttgart | 1956 | Concrete tower | Stuttgart | |||
| 72 | Avala Tower | 2009 | Concrete tower | Belgrade | |||
| 73 | Fukuoka Tower | 1989 | Tower | Fukuoka | |||
| 74 | Kuwait viewing sphere | 1979 | Concrete tower | Kuwait City | |||
| 75 | Palace of Culture and Science | 1955 | Multi-function | Warsaw | Observation Deck on 30th floor | ||
| 76 | Spinnaker Tower | 2005 | Tower | Portsmouth | |||
| =77 | Kyoto Tower | 1964 | Tower | Kyoto | |||
| =77 | Nagoya TV Tower | 1954 | Tower | Nagoya | |||
| 78 | Tashkent Tower | 1985 | Tower | Tashkent | |||
| 79 | Snejanka Tower, Pamporovo, Bulgaria | 1978 | Concrete tower | Pamporovo | |||
| 80 | Kobe Port Tower | 1963 | Tower | Kobe | |||
| 81 | Sapporo TV Tower | 1957 | Tower | Sapporo | |||
| 82 | Tsūtenkaku | 1956 | Tower | Osaka |
List of highest observation decks by type
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.Under construction
- 2022 Jeddah Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 637 m, Level 157
- 2020 Goldin Finance 117, Tianjin, China. 578.7 m, Level 116
- 2021 PNB 118, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 489.58 m, Level 117
- 2021 Dubai One Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 655 m, Level <161.
- 2025 Signature Tower Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. 515.8 m, Level 111
- 2024 Hermitage Plaza, Paris, France. 323 m, Level 85