The Best Observation Decks with Stunning Views

Architects have spent years to reach stars with the construction of cloud piercing buildings featuring observation decks that offer stunning beautiful views of city. Here are the most impressive buildings that have equally awesome observation decks.

#1 At Top on Burj KhalifaStanding at 828 meters, Burj Khalifa is best known as the World’s Tallest Building. It has three observation decks called At The Top located at 124^th, 125^th, 148^th floors of the megatall skyscraper at a height of 452 meters, 456 meters, and 555 meters respectively.

Amusing thing: The cloud piercing Burj Khalifa is nearly three times as tall as Eiffel Tower. The weight of the concrete used to build Burj Khalifa is equivalent to 100,000 elephants.

Interesting facts of Burj Khalifa:

Architectural style: Neo-futurism

Architect: Adrian Smith

Construction Began: 6 January 2004

Construction Ended On: 1 October 2009

Opened on: 4 January 2010

Number of floors: 163

Height: 828 meters

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 

#2 Top of Shanghai on Shanghai Tower

Shanghai Tower is a 632-meter tall skyscraper located in Shanghai, China. A series of floors located near the peak occupies the observation deck called Top of Shanghai. The Top of Shanghai at 118^th floor opened to public since April 26, 2017.

Amusing thing: Elevators of the tower operate at a speed of 20.5 metres per second.

Interesting facts of Shanghai Tower:

Architect: Jun Xia

Construction Began: 29 November 2008

Construction Ended On: 6 September 2014

Inaugurated on: 18 February 2015

Number of floors: 128

Height: 632 meters

Location: Shanghai, China

 

#3 Canton Tower Observatory

Canton Tower is a broadcasting and observation tower located in Guangzhou. Set on the base portion of the antenna (at height of 488 meters), the open-air observation deck offers breathtaking views of the city.

Amusing thing: The tower features a horizontal Ferris wheel located on the edge of the roof, which is one of the highest Ferris wheels in the world.

Interesting facts of Canton Tower:

Architect: Mark Hemel & Barbara Kuit

Construction Began: November 2005

Inaugurated on: 30 September 2010

Number of floors: 37 & 2 basement floors

Height: Main tower – 448 meters and height of antenna mast is 146 meters

Location: Guangdong, China 

#4 Lotte World Tower observatory

Lotte World Tower is a 123-floor skyscraper located in Seoul, South Korea. The uppermost floors of the tower used as observation deck. Opened in 2017, Lotte World Tower is the tallest building in South Korea.

Amusing thing: There’s a glass floor where visitors can directly watch the streets of the Seoul city.

Interesting facts of Lotte World Tower:

Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox

Construction Began: February 1, 2011

Construction Ended On: December 22, 2016

Inaugurated on: April 3, 2017

Former name of the tower: Two Lotte World Tower

Number of floors: 123 above the ground & 6 blow the ground

Height: 500 meters

Location: Seoul, South Korea

 

#5 Tokyo Skytree observatories

Built in 2011, Tokyo Skytree has become a popular landmark of Tokyo as a broadcasting and observation tower. 634 meters high Tokyo Skytree has two observation decks located at a height of 350 meters and 450 meters respectively.

The spacious high lower deck located at a height of 350 meter can accommodate up to 2000 people. There’s a skywalk located around the upper observation deck which allows you to see unobstructed downward views of the streets.

Interesting facts of Tokyo Skytree:

Architect: Nikken Sekkei

Construction Began: 14 July 2008

Construction Ended On: 29 February 2012

Inaugurated on: 22 May 2012

Number of floors: 32 above the ground & 3 blow the ground

Height: 634 meters

Location: Tokyo, Japan