The Snøhetta-designed Shanghai Grand Opera House has introduced a paid ticketing system for visitors wanting to access the signature spiral staircase and rooftop viewing platform at the recently opened building in Shanghai. When Dezeen visited the site, we observed a temporary barricade separating the free-to-access ground-level public space from the spiral staircase leading up to the roof.

A temporary barrier has been put in place to restrict visitors climbing the stairs
The Shanghai Grand Opera House includes a monumental staircase
The staircase is a major attraction
Spiral staircase roof at the Shanghai Grand Opera House by Snøhetta
Shanghai opera house
It leads to a rooftop viewing platform
Renders of Shanghai Grand Opera House by Snøhetta in China
Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects