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.
Address
300, Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul Republic of Korea
Contact
T: 0082-2-32138051Facts & 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
April 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.