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]

List of public observation decks

List of public observation decks
RankNameCompletion YearTypeCityDeck height (m)Total height (m)Notes
1Burj Khalifa2010SkyscraperUnited Arab Emirates Dubai585829.8Floors 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 Tower2015SkyscraperChina Shanghai562632121st floor; decks are also on 118th and 119th floors.
3Ping An Finance Centre2017SkyscraperChina Shenzhen562599.1115th floor (opened on February 10, 2018).
4Merdeka 1182022SkyscraperMalaysia Kuala Lumpur510678.9
5Canton Tower2010Steel towerChina Guangzhou488604
6Lotte World Tower2017SkyscraperSouth Korea Seoul486555
Abraj Al Bait2011SkyscraperSaudi Arabia Mecca486601
8Shanghai World Financial Center2008SkyscraperChina Shanghai474492.3100th floor, decks also on levels 94 & 97.
9Tokyo Skytree2012Steel towerJapan Tokyo451.2634Three additional observation decks at 340m, 345m, and 350m.
10Taipei 1012004SkyscraperTaiwan Taipei449.2508.2The 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 383.2 metres (1,257 ft)..
11CN Tower1976Concrete towerCanada Toronto446.7553.3Two additional observation decks at 342 m (outdoor) & 346 m (indoor).
12Willis Tower1974SkyscraperUnited States Chicago412.7527.3103rd floor; it is the highest observation deck (skydeck) and highest skywalk (skydeck glass balconies) in the United States
13Sky100, International Commerce Centre2011SkyscraperChina Hong Kong393484100th floor; 360-degree indoor observation deck.
14One World Trade Center2014SkyscraperUnited States New York City386.6541.3Observation deck on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors.
15Landmark 812019SkyscraperVietnam Ho Chi Minh City382461Observation decks on 79th, 80th and 81st floors.
16Autograph Tower2025SkyscraperIndonesia Jakarta382.9382.9Observation deck on 99th floor, it has the world’s highest outdoor pool and the highest skydeck in Southern Hemisphere.
17Petronas Towers1998SkyscraperMalaysia Kuala Lumpur370451.9Observation 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 Building1931SkyscraperUnited States New York City369448.7102nd floor; additional 86th floor deck (320 m).
19Iconic Tower2023SkyscraperEgypt New Administrative Capital360394Observations on 74th, 75th and 76th floors.
20Lakhta Center2021SkyscraperRussia Saint Petersburg357462Observations on 84th, 85th 86th and 87th floors.
21Ciel Tower2025SkyscraperUnited Arab Emirates Dubai355377Observation deck on 82rd floors, 76th floor (315 m)
22Oriental Pearl Tower1994Concrete towerChina Shanghai351467.915 observation levels, the highest one being outdoors
23The Strat1996Concrete TowerUnited States Paradise350350.2Tallest observation tower in the U.S.
24Tuntex Sky Tower1997SkyscraperTaiwan Kaohsiung341347.574th floor.
25Jin Mao Tower1998SkyscraperChina Shanghai340.1420.588th floor.
2530 Hudson Yards2020SkyscraperUnited States New York City340387Observation decks on 100th and 101st floors.
Ostankino Tower1967Concrete towerRussia Moscow340540.1Indoor deck is at 337 m.
27John Hancock Center1969SkyscraperUnited States Chicago313.8343.594th floor.
28Milad Tower2007Concrete towerIran Tehran312435Top level.
29China World Trade Center Tower III2010SkyscraperChina Beijing311.833081st floor.
30One Vanderbilt2021SkyscraperUnited States New York City310427Observations on 62nd and 63rd floors.
31Shun Hing Square1996SkyscraperChina Shenzhen298.1384
32US Bank Tower1989SkyscraperUnited States Los Angeles29731069th (indoor and outdoor observation) and 70th floors (skyslide and events) CLOSED.
33Kingdom Centre2002SkyscraperSaudi Arabia Riyadh29030241st floor.
34Abeno Harukas2014SkyscraperJapan Osaka28830058th–60th floor (top floor).
35Zifeng Tower2010SkyscraperChina Nanjing287450
36Eureka Tower2007SkyscraperAustralia Melbourne285297.3Skydeck 88 is at a height of 285 m.
37King Power MahaNakhon2018SkyscraperThailand Bangkok281.6314Observation deck on 74th, 76th, and 78th floors.
Etihad Towers (Tower 2)2011SkyscraperUnited Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi281.6305.3Observation deck at 300 is located on 75th floor.
39Eiffel Tower1889Wrought iron lattice towerFrance Paris276.13303rd floor.
40Menara Kuala Lumpur1996Concrete towerMalaysia Kuala Lumpur276421
41Columbia Center1985SkyscraperUnited States Seattle27528473rd floor.
42Yokohama Landmark1993SkyscraperJapan Yokohama27329669th floor.
43One Liberty Place1987SkyscraperUnited States Philadelphia26928857th floor.
44Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)1985SkyscraperUnited States Dallas268.428171st floor; additional on 70th floor at 264.6 metres (868 ft).
45JPMorgan Chase Tower1982SkyscraperUnited States Houston268.2305.460th floor.
46Sydney Tower1981Steel TowerAustralia Sydney268309Main indoor observation deck; outdoor skywalk attraction on roof is located at 279 meters.
47Gran Torre Santiago2013SkyscraperChile Santiago261300Observation deck named Sky Costanera is located on floors 61 and 62.
48GE Building1933SkyscraperUnited States New York City259.1259.170th floor ("Top of the Rock").
49Tianjin Tower1991Concrete towerChina Tianjin257415.2
5040 Wall Street1929SkyscraperUnited States New York City255283
5122 Bishopsgate2020SkyscraperUnited Kingdom London254278Tallest free observation deck in Europe on the 58th floor.
52Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building1995SkyscraperJapan Osaka252256
53Etihad Towers (Tower 1)2011SkyscraperUnited Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi251.2277.6
5463 Building1985SkyscraperSouth Korea Seoul24925060th floor.
55Midland Square2007SkyscraperJapan Nagoya24724747th floor.
56Lotus Tower2019Concrete towerSri Lanka Colombo245356
57The Shard2013SkyscraperUnited Kingdom London244.830672nd floor.
58Central Radio & TV Tower1992Concrete towerChina Beijing238405
59Sunshine 601978SkyscraperJapan Tokyo237.6239.8
60Federation Tower (Tower West)2008SkyscraperRussia Moscow23525262nd floor.
61TK Elevator Test Tower2017Concrete towerGermany Rottweil23224630th floor (indoor and outdoor).
62Q12005SkyscraperAustralia Gold Coast23032377th floor (), with the function hall on the 78th[specify].
West Pearl Tower2006Concrete towerChina Chengdu230339
Varso Tower2023SkyscraperPoland Warsaw23031050th and 53rd floor.
65Shibuya Scramble Square2019SkyscraperJapan Tokyo229.7229.7"SHIBUYA SKY" roof-deck on the top of the building.
66Roppongi Hills Mori Tower2003SkyscraperJapan Tokyo229.323852nd floor (indoor) and 54th floor (roof-deck).
67Taipei Nan Shan Plaza2018SkyscraperTaiwan Taipei228.527246th floor (indoor).
68Europaturm1979Concrete towerGermany Frankfurt227337.5Since 1999, the Europaturm has been closed to the public.
69Tokyo Tower1958Steel truss towerJapan Tokyo223.5332.66th floor.
70Macau Tower2001Concrete towerChina Macau223338
71Sky Tower1997Concrete towerNew Zealand Auckland220328Skydeck observation deck on 60th floor.
72Tour Montparnasse1972SkyscraperFrance Paris209209
73Fernsehturm Berlin1969Concrete towerGermany Berlin207368
74Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building1990SkyscraperJapan Tokyo202243.4
75Main Tower1999SkyscraperGermany Frankfurt200240
Sky Tower2012SkyscraperPoland Wrocław200212Indoor observation deck located on 49th Floor.
Marina Bay Sands2010SkyscraperSingapore Singapore200200
78Olympiaturm1968Concrete towerGermany Munich192291
79Mohammed VI Tower2023SkyscraperMorocco Salé190250Observation deck on 54th and 55th floor.
80Vysotsky2011SkyscraperRussia Yekaterinburg186188.3Observation deck was opened on 3 May 2012.
81Bitexco Financial Tower2010SkyscraperVietnam Ho Chi Minh City181262.547th floor.
82Tower of the Americas1968Concrete towerUnited States San Antonio176229
83Rheinturm1979Concrete towerGermany Düsseldorf170240.5
Umeda Sky Building1993SkyscraperJapan Osaka170173
Tallinn TV Tower1980TowerEstonia Tallinn170314
86Donauturm1964Concrete towerAustria Vienna169.4252
87Torre Latinoamericana1956SkyscraperMexico Mexico City166188
88N Seoul Tower1975Steel towerSouth Korea Seoul168.3236.7Tower sits atop Namsan Mountain.
90Vilnius TV Tower1980TowerLithuania Vilnius165326.5
91Space Needle1962Steel towerUnited States Seattle158.5184.4
92Edifício Itália1966SkyscraperBrazil São Paulo158165
93Calgary Tower1968Concrete towerCanada Calgary157.5190.8
94Fernsehturm Stuttgart1956Concrete towerGermany Stuttgart153216.6
95Çamlıca Tower2020Concrete towerTurkey Istanbul153369
96Edifício Altino Arantes1947SkyscraperBrazil São Paulo145161
97Avala Tower2009Concrete towerSerbia Belgrade135204.5
98Mirante do Vale1967SkyscraperBrazil São Paulo133170
99Fukuoka Tower1989TowerJapan Fukuoka123234
100Kuwait viewing sphere1979Concrete towerKuwait Kuwait City120187(1990 Liberation Tower of ~300 m is not open to public).
101Palace of Culture and Science1955Multi-functionPoland Warsaw114237Observation deck on 30th floor.
102Spinnaker Tower2005TowerUnited Kingdom Portsmouth110170
103Millennium Center 2 office tower restaurant2016SkyscraperBulgaria Sofia105108
104Kyoto Tower1964TowerJapan Kyoto100131
105Nagoya TV Tower1954TowerJapan Nagoya100180
106Tashkent Tower1985TowerUzbekistan Tashkent97375
107Snezhanka Tower, Pamporovo, Bulgaria1978Concrete towerBulgaria Pamporovo93156
108Kobe Port Tower1963TowerJapan Kobe90.8108
109Statue of Liberty1886StatueUnited States New York City9193
110Sapporo TV Tower1957TowerJapan Sapporo90147.2
111Tsūtenkaku1956TowerJapan Osaka87.5108
112City-Hochhaus Leipzig1972SkyscraperGermany Leipzig84142.531st floor.
113Nebraska State Capitol1930SkyscraperUnited StatesLincoln7512014th floor.
114Arc de Triomphe1836MonumentFrance Paris5050Rooftop terrace.

List of highest observation decks by type

TypeName and LocationConstructedHeightNotes
Observation Skywalk over vertical cliff free dropTianmen Mountain Glass Skywalk, China20161,430 m (4,690 ft)
Observation deck inside a spireMerdeka 118, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2023566 m (1,857 ft)
Enclosed observation deck on high-rise buildingShanghai Tower, Shanghai and Ping An Finance Centre, Shenzhen, China [disputed – discuss]2015 and 2017562 m (1,844 ft)
Outdoor observation deck on high-rise buildingBurj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE[disputed – discuss]2014555.7 m (1,823 ft)
Skywalk over (artificial) waterfall free dropSky Corridor Waterfall Walkway, Huangteng Gorge, Guangdong, China2018500 m (1,640 ft)
Observation deck on towerCanton Tower, Guangzhou, China2011488 m (1,601 ft)
Skywalk over high-rise buildingSkydeck (The Ledge) observation deck glass balconies, Willis Tower, Chicago, United States2009412.4 m (1,353 ft)
Outdoor poolAutograph Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia2025382.9 m (1,256 ft)
Skywalk over bridgeZhangjiajie Glass Bridge, Zhangjiajie, China2016300 m (984 ft)
Skywalk over glacierGlacier Skywalk, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada2014280 m (919 ft)

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