The glass deck
The city under your feet.
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An observatory at the top of Lotte World Tower, the tallest building in Korea and the sixth tallest in the world at 555 metres and 123 floors. The tower opened in April 2017 in the Jamsil district of south-east Seoul, and the observatory takes up floors 117 to 123. A fast double-deck lift reaches the observatory in about a minute, with moving images shown on its walls and ceiling. On the 118th floor is a deck with a glass floor at 478 metres, where you stand with the city directly below you. The upper floors have an open-air terrace and a café, and the view takes in the Han River, Seokchon Lake and the Lotte World theme park at the foot of the tower. For the adventurous there is the Sky Bridge tour on the very top of the tower, where visitors walk across an open bridge clipped to safety lines; it is booked with a separate and much dearer ticket. Choose a clear day, as haze and dust sometimes hide the view. The best time is an hour before sunset, to see the city by day and by night. A large shopping mall and an aquarium sit at the base of the tower.
The city under your feet.
To the top in about a minute.
An open walk on the summit.
300 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu; Jamsil Station (Lines 2 and 8), exit 1 or 2
33,000 won for adults per the official site, and less for children. The Sky Bridge tour has its own, dearer ticket.
Seoul Sky is far higher and has a glass floor, but it is a long way from the centre. N Seoul Tower stands in the middle of the city, looks over the palaces, and the cable car ride up is an experience in itself.
