OLYMPIC TOWER (BEIJING OLYMPIC PARK OBSERVATION TOWER) · AOLINPIKE TA
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The Olympic Park & the Northern Axis · 40.007°N 116.388°E
TicketedClosure day
The five-stemmed steel tower at the south gate of the Forest Park: 246.8 m at the top, the five shafts of different heights carrying the Olympic rings, opened in 2016 as the only observation tower in the world built as five separate towers. From the decks the whole 2008 site is laid out below: the Bird's Nest and Water Cube to the south, the axis running on to the Drum Tower on a clear day, the Forest Park and Yangshan to the north. It is a commercial observation tower with three published prices (¥200 list / ¥138 / ¥128) and three sets of hours, so budget ¥130-200 and go by what is posted at the base.
AdmissionTicketedAbout ¥130-200 (listings: 200 / 138 / 128) — go by the price posted on siteVerified · 2026-09Source ↗
HoursListings disagree (9-17 / 16:30 / 22:00); go by hours posted on siteVerified · 2026-09Source ↗
ClosedNone listed; bureau page gives 9:00-17:00 onlyVerified · 2026-09Source ↗
IDNot publishedNot independently verified — check official channels before you go
LandmarkOutside the Forest Park's south gate, about 450 m west of the Science Museum
Address15 Beichen East Rd, Chaoyang (tourism-bureau page; other listings agree)Verified · 2026-09Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceLine 8 Forest Park South Gate station, Exit B, then 300 m south; or 1.5 km north from Olympic Green station along the axis
Last verified 2026-09-11
How to book
Ticket office at the tower base; no booking requirement publishedNot independently verified — check official channels before you go
Beat the crowds
Never crowded — the price sees to that. Dusk is the moment, when the Nest and Cube light up below; check the closing time before paying for an afternoon ticket.
Language
Bilingual signs on the decks; ticket desk Chinese.