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The '''Trade Tower''' ({{Korean|트레이드타워}}) in [[Gangnam-gu|Gangnam district]], [[Seoul]], is one of [[South Korea]]'s tallest buildings, part of the [[World Trade Center Seoul]]. The 54-floor Trade Tower [[high-rise]] was built in 1988<ref>{{cite web|title=KITA history|url=http://global.kita.net/about/01/0102/index.jsp|accessdate=2009-06-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405213632/http://global.kita.net/about/01/0102/index.jsp|archivedate=5 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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|COEX complex]]. Its 52nd floor hosts a restaurant.<ref>[http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Restaurant_Review-g294197-d788542-Reviews-Marco_Polo-Seoul.html Marco Polo restaurant on tripadvisor.com]</ref>
The '''Trade Tower''' ({{Korean|트레이드타워}}) in [[Gangnam-gu|Gangnam district]], [[Seoul]], is one of [[South Korea]]'s tallest buildings, part of the [[World Trade Center Seoul]]. The 54-floor Trade Tower [[high-rise]] was built in 1988<ref>{{cite web|title=KITA history|url=http://global.kita.net/about/01/0102/index.jsp|accessdate=2009-06-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405213632/http://global.kita.net/about/01/0102/index.jsp|archivedate=5 April 2012}}</ref> 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|COEX complex]]. Its 52nd floor hosts a restaurant.<ref>[http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Restaurant_Review-g294197-d788542-Reviews-Marco_Polo-Seoul.html Marco Polo restaurant on tripadvisor.com]</ref>


==Pop culture==
==Pop culture==
Thirty-one seconds into the [[Gangnam Style]] music video, the Tower can be seen in the background while [[Psy]] 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=There is no gangnam district in Gangnam style music video|url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2012&no=584891|accessdate=5 October 2012|newspaper=MK News|date=12 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121219200659/http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2012&no=584891|archivedate=19 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Thirty-one seconds into the [[Gangnam Style]] music video, the Tower can be seen in the background while [[Psy]] 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=There is no gangnam district in Gangnam style music video|url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2012&no=584891|accessdate=5 October 2012|newspaper=MK News|date=12 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121219200659/http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2012&no=584891|archivedate=19 December 2012}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official|http://www.wtcseoul.com/eng/main.do}}
* {{Official website|http://www.wtcseoul.com/eng/main.do}}


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Revision as of 16:14, 21 May 2023

Trade Tower
트레이드타워
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice building
Location511, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
OwnerKITA
Technical details
Floor count55
Floor area107,933m2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Nikken Sekkei
Main contractorKukdong E&C
Website
www.wtcseoul.com
References
[1]

The Trade Tower (Korean: 트레이드타워) in Gangnam district, Seoul, is one of South Korea's tallest buildings, part of the World Trade Center Seoul. The 54-floor Trade Tower high-rise was built in 1988[2] 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.[3]

Pop culture

Thirty-one seconds into the Gangnam Style music video, the Tower can be seen in the background while Psy 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.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Trade Tower".
  2. ^ "KITA history". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  3. ^ Marco Polo restaurant on tripadvisor.com
  4. ^ "There is no gangnam district in Gangnam style music video". MK News. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

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