Standing on Top of the World - 5th Tallest building on Earth - Seoul

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I decided to finally get myself to go to Lotte World Tower, which is located at Jamsil Station, south of the Han River. It takes a little over an hour from where I live. Lotte World Tower is the 5th tallest tower in the world. It has 123 floors and stands at 1,821 ft (555 meters). The total cost of this megaproject: 3.4 billion USD:

http://kojects.com/2017/04/03/lotte-world-tower-opens/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotte_World_Tower

http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=2003918

https://www.lwt.co.kr/en/main/main.do

I first took a stop at one of my favorite restaurants in Anguk, Seoul, Bann Thai. You can check out their reviews here:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294197-d3901574-Reviews-Bann_Thai-Seoul.html

My lunch from today, Saturday, June 11, 2017

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After I had lunch, I made my way down to Myeongdong station and I needed to head over to Namdaemun to have my lens cleaned for my camera. On my way there, I came across some woman singing out in public.

Here I am standing right outside of Jamsil Station, where I scan the area to show everyone what's around.

Here is my ticket to go up to the observatory at Lotte World Tower. It costs 27,000 won for adults.

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This is one of the areas before reaching the elevators:

Here I am in the elevator as we are going up to the observation deck:

Here are the many photos that I took while up there. I was not taking my time on most of these shots.

The tower in the distance that you see is Namsan Tower.

http://www.nseoultower.co.kr/eng/

http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264550

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_Seoul_Tower

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Here I am standing and looking down...

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Here is me in the elevator going down...

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Interesting read, thanks for sharing Steve! Since you're living in Seoul and we'll be over there in April for 4 nights, what other places and restaurants do you recommend to visit? Your feedback is much appreciated. Greetings from Germany, Claudia

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