63 Building
The 63 Building
Information
Location	Yeouido Island, Seoul, South Korea
Status	Complete
Constructed	1985
Use	office
Height
Antenna/Spire	274 m (866 ft)
Roof	249 m (817 ft)
Top floor	249 m (817 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	63 (equivalent)
Floor area	4
Elevator count	6
Companies
Architect	Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

63 Building
Hangul	63(육삼) 빌딩
Hanja	六三 빌딩
Revised Romanization	Yuksam Bilding
McCune–Reischauer	Yuksam Pilting

The 63 Building (Hangul: 63 빌딩 or 육삼 빌딩) is a landmark skyscraper on Yeouido Island, overlooking the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. At 249 meters (817 ft) high, it is the 3rd tallest building in South Korea and was the tallest building in Asia when it completed construction in 1985. It served as South Korea's tallest building for 15 years until Hyperion Tower surpassed it in 2003.^[1] The 63 Building remains an iconic landmark of the Miracle on the Han River, symbolizing the nation's rapid economic achievement in the late 20th century. 63 refers to the building's 63 official stories, of which 60 are above ground level and 3 are basement floors.

The lower floors house a large shopping area with approximately 90 stores, an Imax Theater, and an aquarium. A convention center and banquet hall are also housed within the building. The observation deck (known as 63 Golden Tower) on the top floor is a popular place to go to see a good view of Seoul. Special observation elevators are also available; they are equipped with windows to enable their passengers to view the city as they ride up to (or down from) the observation deck. On August 1, 2005, renovations temporarily closed the 1st Basement floor, meaning that the aquarium and theater were temporarily closed. The observation deck remained open, though through a different entrance than usual.^[2][3] The floor has since re-opened, and the aquarium and theater are once again fully functional.

The 63 Building was featured as a landmark in the computer games SimCity 3000 and SimCity 4, and featured on the cover of SimCity 3000 Unlimited.

Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

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[edit] See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of skyscrapers
• Korean architecture
• Hyperion Tower
• 63 City

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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• Official English-language website
• Satellite View of the Tower

Coordinates: 37°31′11.24″N 126°56′25.11″E / 37.5197889°N 126.9403083°E / 37.5197889; 126.9403083

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