N Seoul Tower

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N Seoul Tower
Image of the object
The N Seoul Tower in Namsan Park
Basic data
Place: Yongsan-gu
Special city: Seoul
Country: South Korea
Altitude : 243  m
Coordinates: 37 ° 33 '4.4 "  N , 126 ° 59' 17.8"  E
Use: TV tower , telecommunications tower , radio transmitter , revolving restaurant , observation tower
Accessibility: TV tower open to the public
Tower data
Construction time : 1969-1975
Total height : 236.7  m
Viewing platform: 138  m
Restaurant: 133  m
Total mass : 15,000  t
Data on the transmission system
Last modification (transmitter) : November 2005
Waveband : FM transmitter
Radio : VHF broadcasting
Send types: Digital television , directional radio
Further data
Start of building: December 1969
Inauguration: July 30, 1975
Height antenna : 101 m
Seats restaurant: 184 seats
Position map
N Seoul Tower (South Korea)
N Seoul Tower
N Seoul Tower

The N Seoul Tower ( Korean 엔 서울 타워 or N 서울 타워 ) is a television tower open to the public in the South Korean capital Seoul . The 236.7 meter high tower stands on Mount Namsan (243 m above sea level). This is why Koreans often call the tower the Namsan Tower ( 남산 타워 ).

General

From the north, a cable car leads from the foot to the top of the mountain at the base of the tower. The tower has an open terrace, a revolving restaurant at a height of 133 meters , and two internal viewing galleries. The upper viewing platform is 138 meters high. At the foot of the tower there is a teddy bear museum and various exhibitions. The tower is built on a cuboid structure, similar to the Tokyo Tower in Japan . Before its renovation in November 2005, the tower was only called Seoul Tower . The tower and its viewing platforms are a popular destination for lovers from all over the world. Numerous love locks can be found on the railing.

Technical specifications

  • Start of construction: December 1969
  • Inauguration date: July 30, 1975
  • Architect: Jong Youl Chang
  • Total weight: 15,000 t
  • Total length of the antenna: 101 m
  • Seats in the restaurant: 184

lighting

After sunset, the tower shines in bright colors and thus shapes the cityscape of Seoul. The color scheme corresponds to the fine dust pollution in the city and warns the citizens of the city if limit values ​​are exceeded:

  • Blue: 0–15 µg / m³ (good)
  • Green: 16–50 µg / m³ (ok)
  • Yellow: 51–100 µg / m³ (bad)
  • Red: over 100 µg / m³ (very bad)

Web links

Commons : N Seoul Tower  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Love padlocks at N Seoul Tower. In: Korea.net. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014 ; accessed on May 25, 2020 (English, original website no longer available).
  2. ^ The Real Reason Why The N Seoul Tower Changes Color At Night. In: Koreaboo. August 22, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2020 (American English).
  3. ^ Campaign. Tonight at N SEOULTOWER. Retrieved May 25, 2020 (Korean).