LOTTE WORLD TOWER SEOUL SKY

Tower Story

Lotte World Tower with 123 floors and 555m height is the fifth tallest building in the world. The construction of Lotte World Tower began on 11 November 2010 and was completed in December 2016 after 2,234 days of construction. The tower was opened to the public on 3 April 2017. It was designed with the shape of pottery and brush that has the beauty of Korean curvature. Lotte World Tower has now become one of the most significant landmark to Korea, a symbol of the nation's development on the world stage.

Observation Deck

One of the newest attraction in Seoul, South Korea, SEOULSKY is located at the top of the Lotte World Tower on 117th to 123rd floor. Sky shuttle, Korea's only double-deck elevator that moves in 600m/min speed, Sky deck, the highest glass-floor deck, and Sky terrace, an outdoor open-air viewing deck that will amaze you with instantaneous wonder. SEOULSKY will offer you a breath taking 360 degree view of Seoul City from 500m above ground.

Facts and Statistics

Architect

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates(KPF)

Engineers

LERA Consulting Structural Engineers

Height – from base to top of antennas

555m/1,821ft

Restaurant Name

123 Lounge

Seating Capacity

80 Seats

How many Observation Decks/levels

7 levels

Height of Observation Deck(s)

500m

Height of Restaurant(s)

500m

How many stories is Tower

123 stories

How many windows

21,000 units

How many stairs to the top

2917 stairs

How many years for construction

7 years

Inauguration date

03-04-2017

Lift(s) capacity(ies) (persons)

20(maximum 27 persons)

Lift(s) capacity(ies) per hour (persons)

300(20 persons*15 times)

Lift(s) speed (km/h)

36km/h

Height – from base to top of antennas

555m/1,821ft

Height – of Observation Deck

500m/1,640ft

Max. people working on tower at any one time during construction

3500

Maximum design wind speed

80m/s(288km/h)

Maximum diameter of shaft

15.5m*2.7m

Minimum diameter of shaft

3.1m*3.2m

Name of elevator manufacturer

OTIS,MITSUBISHI

Number of lifts

(SEOUL SKY)2 lifts,(LOTTE WORLD TOWER)61 lifts

Total construction cost

$3.4billion

Total weight of tower

750,000 tons

Sky platform (B2F)

exhibition hall

Sky show (117F)

infinity mirror room & media theater

Sky deck (118F)

indoor glass-floor deck

Sky terrace (120F)

outdoor terrace

123 lounge (123F)

premium lounge bar

Fun Facts about the Tower

Featuring SEOUL SKY soaring 500m high into the sky, Signiel as the world's best level super luxury hotel, and Prime office as the center of global business, Lotte World Tower is at the center of the best business, culture and one-stop life style.

Fun Facts about the Observatory

SEOUL SKY has 3 Guinness world records as the longest traveling double deck elevator with 496 meters, the fastest double deck elevator moving 10meter per second, and the highest glass-floor deck 478m high.

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Contact Info

Mr. Choi Hong-Hoon

CEO and Executive Director of SEOULSKY observation deck

seoulsky@lotte.net

300, Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul Republic of Korea Telephone: 0082-2-32138051