List of public observation decksRank | Name | Completion Date | Type | Location | Deck height (m) | Total height (m) | Notes | 1= | Shanghai Tower | 2015 | Skyscraper | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Shanghai | 562}}[1] | 632}} | 118th floor |
1= | Ping An Finance Centre | 2017 | Skyscraper | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Shenzhen | 562}}[2] | 599}} | The observation deck is on the 116th floor and opened on February 10, 2018 |
3 | Burj Khalifa | 2010 | Skyscraper | UAE|}}{{Flag icon|UAE}} Dubai | 555}}[3] | 829.8}} | 148th floor (opened October 2014[4]) decks are also on 124th floor |
4 | Canton Tower | 2010 | Steel Tower | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Guangzhou | 488}} | 604}} |
5 | Lotte World Tower | 2017 | Skyscraper | ROK|}}{{Flag icon|ROK}} Seoul | 486}} | 555}} |
6 | Abraj Al Bait | 2011 | Skyscraper | Saudi Arabia}} Mecca | 484.4}} | 601}} |
7 | Shanghai World Financial Center | 2008 | Skyscraper | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Shanghai | 474}}[5] | 492.3}} | 100th floor, decks also on levels 94 & 97 |
8 | Tokyo Skytree | 2012 | Steel Tower | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Tokyo | 451.2}} | 634}} | Three additional observation decks at 340 m, 345 m, and 350 m |
9 | CN Tower | 1976 | Concrete tower | CAN|}}{{Flag icon|CAN}} Toronto | 446.7}} | 553.3}} | Two additional observation decks at 342 m (outdoor) & 346 m (indoor). |
10 | Willis Tower | 1974 | Skyscraper | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Chicago | 412.7}} | 527.3}} | 103rd floor, it is the highest observation deck in the United States |
11 | Sky100, International Commerce Centre | 2011 | Skyscraper | Hong Kong|}}{{Flag icon|CHN}} Hong Kong | 393}} | 484}} | 100th floor 360-degree indoor observatory |
12 | Taipei 101 | 2004 | Skyscraper | Taiwan|}}{{Flag icon|Taiwan}} Taipei | 391.6}} | 509.2}} | 383.2|m|ft|0}}. |
13 | One World Trade Center | 2014 | Skyscraper | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} New York City | 386.6}} | 541.3}} | Observatory on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors |
14 | Petronas Towers | 1998 | Skyscraper | MAS|}}{{Flag icon|MAS}} Kuala Lumpur | 370}} | 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 | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} New York City | 369}}[6] | 448.7}} | 102nd floor, additional 86th floor deck (320 m) |
16 | Oriental Pearl Tower | 1994 | Concrete tower | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Shanghai | 351}} | 467.9}} | 15 observation levels, the highest one being outdoors |
17 | Tuntex Sky Tower | 1997 | Skyscraper | Taiwan|}}{{Flag icon|Taiwan}} Kaohsiung | 341}} | 347.5}} | 74th floor |
18 | Jin Mao Tower | 1998 | Skyscraper | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Shanghai | 340.1}} | 420.5}} | 88th floor |
19 | Ostankino Tower | 1967 | Concrete tower | RUS|}}{{Flag icon|RUS}} Moscow | 340}} | 540.1}} | Indoor deck is at 337 m |
20 | John Hancock Center | 1969 | Skyscraper | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Chicago | 313.8}} | 343.5}} | Observation deck |
21 | Milad Tower | 2007 | Concrete tower | Iran|}}{{Flag icon|Iran}} Tehran | 312}} | 435}} | Top level |
22 | China World Trade Center Tower III | 2010 | Skyscraper | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Beijing | 311.8}} | 330}} | 81st floor |
23 | Shun Hing Square | 1996 | Skyscraper | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Shenzhen | 298.1}} | 384}} |
24 | US Bank Tower | 1989 | Skyscraper | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Los Angeles | 297}} | 310}} | 70th floor (Skyslide & Events) 69th Floor (Indoor & Outdoor Observation) |
25 | Abeno Harukas(Abenobashi Terminal Building) | 2014 | Skyscraper | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Osaka | 288}} | 300}} | 58th-60th floor (top floor) |
26 | Zifeng Tower | 2010 | Skyscraper | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Nanjing | 287}} | 450}} |
27 | Eureka Tower | 2007 | Skyscraper | AUS|}}{{Flag icon|AUS}} Melbourne | 285}} | 297.3}} | Skydeck 88 is at a height of 285 m |
28 | Eiffel Tower | 1889 | Wrought iron lattice tower | FRA|}}{{Flag icon|FRA}} Paris | 276.1}} | 324}} | 3rd floor |
29 | Menara Kuala Lumpur | 1996 | Concrete tower | MAS|}}{{Flag icon|MAS}} Kuala Lumpur | 276}} | 421}} |
30 | Columbia Center | 1985 | Skyscraper | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Seattle | 275}} | 284}} | 73rd floor |
31 | Yokohama Landmark | 1993 | Skyscraper | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Yokohama | 273}} | 296}} | 69th floor |
32 | One Liberty Place | 1987 | Skyscraper | USA}} Philadelphia | 269 | 288 | 57th Floor |
33 | Bank of America Plaza (Dallas) | 1985 | Skyscraper | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Dallas | 268.4}} | 281}} | 264.6|m|ft|0}}. |
34 | JPMorgan Chase Tower | 1982 | Skyscraper | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Houston | 268.2}} | 305.4}} | 60th floor |
35 | Sydney Tower | 1981 | Steel Tower | AUS|}}{{Flag icon|AUS}} Sydney | 268}} | 309}} |
36 | GE Building | 1933 | Skyscraper | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} New York City | 259.1}} | 259.1}} | 70th floor ("Top of the Rock") |
37 | Tianjin Tower | 1991 | Concrete tower | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Tianjin | 257}} | 415.2}} |
38 | 40 Wall Street | 1929 | Skyscraper | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} New York City | 255}} | 283}} |
39 | Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building | 1995 | Skyscraper | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Osaka | 252}} | 256}} |
40 | 63 Building | 1985 | Skyscraper | ROK|}}{{Flag icon|ROK}} Seoul | 249}} | 250}} | 60th floor |
41 | Midland Square | 2007 | Skyscraper | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Nagoya | 247}} | 247}} | 47th floor |
42 | The Shard | 2013 | Skyscraper | United Kingdom|}}{{Flag icon|United Kingdom}} London | 244.8}} | 306}} | 72nd floor Observatory Deck |
43 | Central Radio & TV Tower | 1992 | Concrete tower | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Beijing | 238}} | 405}} |
44 | Sunshine 60 | 1978 | Skyscraper | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Tokyo | 237.6}} | 239.8}} |
45 | Federation Tower (Tower West) | 2008 | Skyscraper | RUS|}}{{Flag icon|RUS}} Moscow | 235}}[7] | 252}} | 62nd Floor |
=46 | Q1 | 2005 | Skyscraper | AUS|}}{{Flag icon|AUS}} Gold Coast | 230}} | 323}} | SkyPoint), with the function hall on the 78th{{Specify>date=March 2010|IS THE "function room" AN observation deck?}} |
=46 | West Pearl Tower | 2006 | Concrete tower | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Chengdu | 230}} | 339}} |
47 | Roppongi Hills Mori Tower | 2003 | Skyscraper | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Tokyo | 229.3}} | 238}} | 52nd floor (indoor) & 54th floor (roof-deck) |
48 | Europaturm | 1979 | Concrete tower | GER|}}{{flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt | 227}} | 337.5}} | Since 1999, the Europaturm has been closed to the public--> |
49 | Tokyo Tower | 1958 | Steel truss tower | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Tokyo | 223.5}} | 332.6}} | 6th floor |
50 | Macau Tower | 2001 | Concrete tower | PRC|}}{{Flag icon|PRC}} Macau | 223}} | 338}} |
51 | Sky Tower | 1997 | Concrete tower | NZ|}}{{Flag icon|NZ}} Auckland | 220}} | 328}} |
52 | Tour Montparnasse | 1972 | Skyscraper | FRA|}}{{Flag icon|FRA}} Paris | 209}} | 209}} |
53 | Fernsehturm Berlin | 1969 | Concrete tower | GER|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} Berlin | 207}} | 368}} |
54 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building | 1990 | Skyscraper | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Tokyo | 202}} | 243.4}} |
=55 | Main Tower | 1999 | Skyscraper | GER|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} Frankfurt | 200}} | 240}} |
=55 | Marina Bay Sands | 2010 | Skyscraper | SIN|}}{{Flag icon|SIN}} Singapore | 200}} | 200}} |
56 | Olympiaturm | 1968 | Concrete tower | GER|}}{{Flag icon|GER}} Munich | 192}} | 291}} |
57 | Vysotsky | 2011 | Skyscraper | RUS|}}{{Flag icon|RUS}} Yekaterinburg | 186}} | 188.3}} | Observation deck was opened on 3 May 2012[8] |
58 | Bitexco Financial Tower | 2010 | Skyscraper | Vietnam|}}{{Flag icon|Vietnam}} Ho Chi Minh City | 181}} | 262.5}} | 47th floor |
59 | Tower of the Americas | 1968 | Concrete tower | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} San Antonio | 176}} | 229}} |
=60 | Umeda Sky Building | 1993 | Skyscraper | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Osaka | 170}} | 173}} |
=60 | Tallinn TV Tower | 1980 | Tower | EST|}}{{Flag icon|EST}} Tallinn | 170}} | 314}} |
61 | Donauturm | 1964 | Concrete tower | AUT|}}{{Flag icon|AUT}} Vienna | 169.4}} | 252}} |
62 | N Seoul Tower | 1975 | Steel tower | ROK|}}{{Flag icon|ROK}} Seoul | 168.3}} | 236.7}} | Tower sits atop Namsan Mountain |
63 | Vilnius TV Tower | 1980 | Tower | LTU|}}{{Flag icon|LTU}} Vilnius | 165 | 326.5 |
64 | Space Needle | 1962 | Steel tower | USA|}}{{Flag icon|USA}} Seattle | 158.5}} | 184.4}} |
65 | Calgary Tower | 1968 | Concrete tower | CAN|}}{{Flag icon|CAN}} Calgary | 157.5}} | 190.8}} |
66 | Fernsehturm Stuttgart | 1956 | Concrete tower | Germany|}}{{Flag icon|Germany}} Stuttgart | 153}} | 216.6}} |
67 | Avala Tower | 2009 | Concrete tower | SRB|}}{{Flag icon|SRB}} Belgrade | 135}} | 204.5}} |
68 | Fukuoka Tower | 1989 | Tower | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Fukuoka | 123}} | 234}} |
69 | Kuwait viewing sphere | 1979 | Concrete tower | KWT|}}{{Flag icon|KWT}} Kuwait City | 120}} | 187}} | (1990 Liberation Tower of ~300 m is not open to public) |
70 | Spinnaker Tower | 2005 | Tower | United Kingdom|}}{{Flag icon|United Kingdom}} Portsmouth | 110}} | 170}} |
-71 | Kyoto Tower | 1964 | Tower | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Kyoto | 100}} | 131}} |
=71 | Nagoya TV Tower | 1954 | Tower | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Nagoya | 100}} | 180}} |
72 | Kobe Port Tower | 1963 | Tower | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Kobe | 90.8}} | 108}} |
73 | Sapporo TV Tower | 1957 | Tower | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Sapporo | 90}} | 147.2}} |
74 | Tsūtenkaku | 1956 | Tower | JPN|}}{{Flag icon|JPN}} Osaka | 87.5}} | 108}} |
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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 |
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1885 | 1889 | Washington Monument, Washington D.C., United States | 1889 | 152.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | Was the world's tallest structure when completed. |
1889 | 1931 | Eiffel Tower, Paris, France | 1889 | 275|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | Two further observation decks 57 & 115 m. |
1931 | 1973 | Empire State Building, New York City, United States | 1931 | 369|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}[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|ft|0|abbr=on}} | 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|ft|0|abbr=on}} | 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|ft|0|abbr=on}} | 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|ft|0|abbr=on}} | 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|ft|0|abbr=on}} | 423|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} and {{Convert|439|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. |
2011 | 2014 | Canton Tower, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China | 2011 | 488|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | 433.2|m|ft|abbr=on}}. |
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 {{convert|452.1|m|ft|abbr=on}} 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. |
See also List of tallest buildings and structures in the world#World's highest observation deck
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