The observatory
Port and bridges from above.
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A 120-metre observation tower on Yongdusan hill in the old heart of Busan, built in 1973 and long a symbol of the city. The tower carries no broadcasting equipment and exists only for the view; two fast lifts run up to its observatory. From the top you see the city in every direction: the port with its ships and cranes, Yeongdo island and its bridges, Jagalchi Market, and the coloured neighbourhoods on the mountain slopes. On clear days the open sea shows to the south. The view is best at night, when the bridges and the harbour are lit. Around the foot of the tower lies Yongdusan Park, a small hilltop park with a flower clock, a bell pavilion and a statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the sixteenth-century naval commander. The park is free and always open. The easiest way up is the escalator from the Gwangbok-ro shopping street. The tower combines easily with Gukje Market and Jagalchi Market, all within walking distance.
Port and bridges from above.
A free hilltop park.
The harbour lit after dark.
37-55 Yongdusan-gil, Jung-gu; Nampo Station (Line 1), exit 7, then the escalator from Gwangbok-ro
12,000 won for adults and 9,000 won for children and seniors, per visitor guides. Yongdusan Park around the tower is free.
