Tower Story
YTN Seoul Tower was opened to the public in 1980, and has since become the symbol of Seoul and one of its most popular tourist attractions. Rising 777 feet (237 meters) above the summit of Mount Namsan, a beautiful mountain in the centre of the city, at a height of 480 meters above sea level, the Tower is the most conspicuous of Seoul’s landmarks.
Address
3F, YTN Seoul Tower, Namsangongwon- gil 105, Yongsan-gu, Seoul City, Korea, 04340
Contact
T: 82-2-772-1524Facts & Statistics
City name
Seoul
Architect
Jong Youl Chang
Inauguration date
July 1975
Construction time
5 years
Max. people working on tower at any one time during construction
81,530
Total height of tower from base including antenna
238m
Total weight
15,000 tons
Gross ground floor area of building
9,486m2
Total useable floor area of building
15,345m2
Depth of tower below ground
11m
Weight of the metal structure
560 tons
Maximum design wind speed
160 km/h
Deflection at this speed (in m)
0.2m
Length of antenna
101m
Weight of antenna
20 tons
Sway of antenna from core
1m
Height of observatory
138.7m
Visibility to horizon from observatory
60km
Number of windows
85
Number of steps
649
Restaurant height
133m
Restaurant capacity
184 people
Time of full restaurant revolution
40 minutes
Number of elevators
2
Elevator capacity
24 people
Elevator speed
14.5 km/h
Elevator capacity per hour
480 people
Elevator manufacturer
OTIS
Maximum diameter of shaft
30m
Minimum diameter of shaft
10m
Water tank capacity
304, 814 liters