The N Seoul Tower (Hangul: Ã, N ???? ), officially YTN Seoul Tower and commonly known as Namsan Tower or Seoul Tower , is a communications and observation tower located at Namsan Mountain in central Seoul, South Korea. At 236m, it marks the second highest point in Seoul.
Built in 1971, N Seoul Tower is the first South Korean radio wave tower, providing TV and radio broadcasts in Seoul. Currently, towers broadcast signals for Korean media, such as KBS, MBC, and SBS.
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Histori
Built in 1969, and at a cost of around 2.5 million USD, the tower was opened to the public in 1980. Seoul Tower was completed on 3 December 1971, designed by architects at Jangjongryul although at that time the interior of the facility was not equipped. It took until August 1975, for the third floor of the observatory deck, museum, open hall, souvenir shop, in addition to bringing other facilities to completion. However, despite the finalization of the tower construction, the observatory was closed to the public until October 15, 1980. Since then, the tower has become a landmark of Seoul. The height of the tower ranges from 236.7 m (777 ft) at the base to 479.7 m (1,574 ft) above sea level. The Seoul Tower was renamed N Seoul Tower in 2005 while "N" means 'new', 'Namsan', and 'nature'. Approximately 15 billion KRW spent to renovate and renovate the tower.
When the original owner of Tower N Seoul joined CJ Corporation, its name was changed to N Seoul Tower (official name of CJ Seoul Tower). It is also known as the Namsan Tower or the Seoul Tower. It is also Korea's first public radio wave tower that stores KBS, MBC, SBS TV, FM, PBC, TBS, CBS, and BBS FM transmitters. Seoul Tower selected for the assessment of world travel experts and reader preferences listed in 500 world tourist objects in research.
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Floor & amp; Facilities
Plaza P0/B1 (Lobby): Entrance to Observatory, Information Desk, Alive Museum, Cafe, Children's Theater, Treatment Room
Plaza P1 - Tiket, Food Court, Light Garden, Grass Terrace, Toko Souvenir, Karakter & amp; Foto
Plaza P2 - Restaurant, Terrace, Cafe
Tower T1 - Restoran Korea "Hancook"
Tower T2 - Observatorium Analog, The Wishing Pond, Sky Restroom, Sky Coffee, Photo Studio
Tower T3 - Observatorium Digital, Shocking Edge dan Digital High-Powered Telescope, Toko suvenir
Tower T5 - The restaurant rotates
Attractions
Many visitors drive the Namsan cable car to Gn. Namsan walked to the tower. The tower is famous as a national landmark, and for its cityscape. Tower 236.7 m (777 ft) is located on Namsan mountain (243 m or 797 ft). It attracts thousands of tourists and locals every year, especially at night when the tower is on. Photographers enjoy the panoramic views the towers offer. Each year, approximately 8.4 million visit the N Seoul Tower, which is surrounded by many other attractions that South Korea has to offer, including Namsan Park and Namsangol Hanok Village. Visitors can climb to the tower at different cost for the following groups: children, elderly and adolescents, and adults. The price is different for each pack and group size. N Seoul Tower is divided into three main sections, including N Lobby, N Plaza, and N Tower. The N Plaza consists of two floors, while N Tower covers four floors.
N Lobby has N Gift, Sweetbar N, BH Style, Alive Museum, Memshot, Nursing Room, information booth, cafe, and entrance to the observatory. N Plaza has two floors. The first floor includes a ticket counter, N Terrace, N Gift, and a burger shop. The second floor contains Places to Eat, Italian Restaurant, and Rooftop Terrace where "Locks of Love" can be found. Tower N has four floors: 1F, 2F, 3F, and 5F (most buildings in Korea avoid the fourth floor). There are four observation decks (4th observation deck, which is a revolving restaurant, rotating at the rate of one revolution every 48 minutes), as well as souvenir shops and two restaurants. Most of Seoul city can be seen from above. Close to N Seoul Tower is the second lattice transmission tower. The tower offers a digital observatory with 360 ° panoramas displaying Korean history through 32 LCD screens. It is located on the third floor of Tower N.
In 2008, the Teddy Bear Museum opened in the Tower, with a 7m high Christmas tree made with 300 teddy bears to celebrate the opening. It features teddy bears in Seoul's past, present, and future, as well as teddy bears models in Seoul places, such as Cheonggyecheon, Myeongdong, Insadong and Dongdaemun Rivers.
In a poll involving nearly 2,000 foreign visitors, conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in November 2011, 16 percent stated that hanging a padlock named on the Tower fence as a symbol of love is their favorite activity in Seoul. This tourist attraction is located on the 2nd floor of N Plaza, on the Terrace Roof. The "Locks of Love" is a popular location for people to hang a key that symbolizes eternal love, and has been portrayed on many Korean television shows, dramas, and movies for this reason.
The N Tower also has many other attractions, including the digital observatory and Wishing Pond. The Wishing Pond can be found on the second floor of the tower, where people throw coins into a pool that wants eternal love. Coins are collected and donated to help develop schools in China and Southeast Asia, especially in disadvantaged areas. On the third floor, a newly designed observatory, renovated in 2011, can be found. The observatory not only offers 360 ° view of the city, but also exhibits 600 years of Korean history through 36 LCD screens. The fifth floor houses a French restaurant known as N Grill.
The tower is illuminated in blue from sunset to 23:00 (22:00 in winter) on days when air quality in Seoul is 45 or less. During spring 2012, the Tower is lit for 52 days, four days more than in 2011. The tower uses the latest LED technology to offer visitors a digital art experience through 'light art'. N Seoul Tower has many different shows, including "Reeds of Light" and "Shower of Light."
In 2012, a survey conducted by Seoul City revealed that foreign tourists rated the Tower N Seoul as the number one tourist attraction. N Seoul Tower is now also a symbol of Seoul.
On Earth Day, the lights are held nationally to promote awareness of energy conservation. At 8pm that day, the lights at N Seoul Tower in Namsan disappeared into the darkness.
Broadcasting use
N Seoul Tower is used as a radio and television broadcast/communication tower.
Television broadcaster
Radio announcer
Picture gallery
See also
- List of towers
- List of Korean related topics
- YTN Group
References
External links
- Official website of N Seoul Tower (in Korean)
- N Seoul Tower: Official Seoul City Tour
- N Seoul Tower Discount Tickets
- Seoul Tower in Structurae
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