The Trade Tower () in
Gangnam district,
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
, is one of
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
's tallest buildings, part of the
World Trade Center Seoul. The 55-floor Trade Tower
high-rise was built in 1988 and stands at 748 feet (228 m). It resembles two quadro-level towers in mirror image of each other. It is part of the
COEX complex. Its 52nd floor hosts a restaurant.
Pop culture
Thirty-one seconds into the
Gangnam Style
"Gangnam Style" () is a K-pop song by South Korean singer Psy, released on July 15, 2012, by YG Entertainment as the lead single of his sixth studio album, ''Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1'' (''Ssai Yukgap Part 1''). The term "Gangnam Style" is a n ...
music video, the Tower can be seen in the background while
Psy
Park Jae-sang (; born December 31, 1977), better known by his stage name Psy ( ; ), is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter, known domestically for his humorous music videos and stage performances and internationally for his hit singl ...
is doing his horse-riding dance on the top of
ASEM Tower. It can be seen again from far away 1:28 into the video.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Seoul
This list of tallest buildings in Seoul ranks skyscrapers in the South Korean capital city of Seoul by height. As of March 2024, this list contains 126 buildings that are 150 m (492 ft) tall or higher, of which only 82 are recognized by the Cou ...
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List of tallest buildings in South Korea
This list ranks skyscrapers in South Korea by height. The tallest building in South Korea is currently the 123-story Lotte World Tower, which rises and was completed on 22 December 2016. It is also the list of tallest buildings, world's sixth ta ...
References
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Buildings and structures in Gangnam District
Skyscraper office buildings in Seoul
World Trade Center Seoul
Office buildings completed in 1988
1988 establishments in South Korea
20th-century architecture in South Korea
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