Observation deck facts for kids
An observation deck is a place up high where people can see things. They are usually on buildings or mountains. Observation decks are sometimes enclosed from weather, and a few may include coin-operated telescopes for viewing distant features.
Images for kids
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The Edge at 30 Hudson Yards in Midtown Manhattan, the highest outdoor deck containing optically transparent flooring in the world, looking toward Lower Manhattan, opened in 2020.
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View from the Shanghai Tower observation deck.
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The observation deck from the TK Elevator Test Tower, which overlooks Germany's Black Forest and the Alps
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The 10 m observation deck of Ronda, Spain, overlooks the Depression of Ronda plain over 100 m below.
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A multi-level tree house in Cape Town, South Africa, with an observation deck on top
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An observation deck in West Berlin with a view of Potsdamer Platz on the other side of the Berlin Wall, 1977. At the bottom of the steps a placard shows what the square looked like in 1929.
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Brooklyn Bridge as viewed from the One World Observatory in New York City
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Night View of the Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong from sky100
See also
In Spanish: Plataforma de observación para niños