63 Building
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 The 63 Building |
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| General information | |
| Location | Yeouido Island, Seoul, South Korea |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1985 |
| Use | office, entertainment plaza |
| Height | |
| Antenna or spire | 274 m (866 ft) |
| Roof | 249 m (817 ft) |
| Top floor | 249 m (817 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 63 (equivalent) |
| Floor area | 4 |
| Elevators | 6 |
| Companies involved | |
| Architect(s) | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
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| Hangul | 63(육삼) 빌딩 |
| Hanja | 六三 빌딩 |
| Revised Romanization | Yuksam Bilding |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yuksam Pilting |
The 63 Building (Hangul: 63 빌딩 or 육삼 빌딩), officially the 63 City, is a landmark skyscraper on Yeouido island, overlooking the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. At 249 meters (817 ft) high, it was the world's tallest building outside North America and Asia's tallest building when it completed construction in 1985, ready for the 1988 Summer Olympics. It served as South Korea's tallest building until Hyperion Tower surpassed it in 2003 and remained South Korea's tallest commercial building until the Northeast Asia Trade Tower was topped-out in 2009.[1] The 63 Building is an iconic landmark of the Miracle on the Han River, symbolizing the nation's rapid economic achievement in the late 20th century. 63 refers to the building's 63 official stories, of which 60 are above ground level and 3 are basement floors. The skyscraper is the headquarters of Korea Life Insurance, Industrial Bank of Korea Securities, and other major financial companies.
The lower floors house a large shopping area with approximately 90 stores, an Imax Theater, and an aquarium. A convention center and banquet hall are also housed within the building. The observation deck (known as 63 Golden Tower) on the top floor is a popular place to go to see a good view of Seoul. Special observation elevators are also available; they are equipped with windows to enable their passengers to view the city as they ride up to (or down from) the observation deck. On August 1, 2005, renovations temporarily closed the 1st Basement floor, meaning that the aquarium and theater were temporarily closed. The observation deck remained open, though through a different entrance than usual.[2][3] The floor has since re-opened, and the aquarium and theater are once again fully functional. In July 5th, 2009, wax doll museum opened in third and fourth floor basement.
The 63 Building was featured as a landmark in the computer games SimCity 3000 and SimCity 4, and featured on the cover of SimCity 3000 Unlimited.
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History
The 63 Building's construction broke ground in February 1980, at the height of South Korea's economic boom, which is known as the Miracle on the Han River today. It was built at a cost of 180,000,000,000 won and completed construction on May 1985. In 2000, Hanwha Group renamed the building to 63 City and it became part of the group in 2002.[4]
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 at sunrise the 63 Building begins to glow |
 for twenty minutes at sunrise, the eastern side of the building is blindingly bright |
See also
References
- ^ "Mok-dong Hyperion Towers, Seoul". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4301. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ^ 63City Corporation. 63Building (home page). 63Building. 2004. Retrieved September 30, 2006.
- ^ 63City Corporation. Attractions. 63Building. 2004. Retrieved September 30, 2006.
- ^ http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=46048
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Coordinates: 37°31′11.24″N 126°56′25.11″E / 37.5197889°N 126.9403083°E
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