N Seoul Tower
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| CJ Seoul Tower | |
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 The N Seoul Tower in Seoul, South Korea, on March 9, 2006. |
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| Alternative names | N Seoul Tower, Namsan Tower, Seoul Tower |
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| Status | Complete |
| Type | observation, communications, attraction |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Completed | 1969 |
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| Hangul | 엔 서울타워 |
| Revised Romanization | En Seoul Tawo |
| McCune–Reischauer | En Sŏul T‘awŏ |
The N Seoul Tower, officially the CJ Seoul Tower and commonly known as the Namsan Tower and Seoul Tower, is a communication and observation tower located on Namsan Mountain in central Seoul, South Korea.
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[edit] Namesake
After the N Seoul Tower's original owner merged with the CJ Corporation, it was renamed the N Seoul Tower (official name CJ Seoul Tower). It has also been known as the Namsan Tower or Seoul Tower beforehand, and since then.
[edit] History
Built in 1969, and at a cost of approximately $2.5 million, it was opened to the public in 1980. Since then, the tower has been a landmark of Seoul and measures 236.7 m (777 ft) in height (from the base) and tops out at 479.7 m (1,574 ft) above sea level.
[edit] Accessibility
Many visitors ride the Namsan cable car up the mountain, and then walk to the tower. The tower features a gift shop and restaurants on the ground floor. Visitors may go up the tower for a fee. There are four observation decks (the 4th observation deck, which is the revolving restaurant, rotates at a rate of one revolution every 48 minutes), as well as gift shops and two restaurants. Most of the city of Seoul can be seen from the top. Close to N Seoul Tower is a second lattice transmission tower.
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A view of Seoul, South Korea from the N Seoul Tower.
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The Namsan cable car, which leads up to the N Seoul Tower.
[edit] See also
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Coordinates: 37°33′5.13″N 126°59′16.80″E / 37.551425°N 126.988°E
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