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'{{Infobox skyscraper | building_name = 63 Building | image = [[File:63 Building in Yeoido, Seoul, Korea (cropped).jpg|250px]] | caption = The 63 Building | built = 1985 | use = office, entertainment plaza | location = [[Yeouido]] Island, [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] | roof = 249 m (817 ft) | top_floor = 249 m (817 ft) | antenna_spire = 274 m (866 ft) | floor_count = 63 (equivalent) | floor_area = 4 | elevator_count = 6 | architect = [[Skidmore, Owings and Merrill]] | skyscraperpage_id = 1610 | emporis_id = 106770 | website = http://www.63.co.kr/63eng/63Main.jsp }} {{Infobox Korean name |img= |caption= |hangul=63(육삼) 빌딩 |hanja=六三 빌딩 |rr=Yuksam Bilding |mr=Yuksam Pilting }} The '''63 Building''' ([[Hangul]]: 63 빌딩 or 육삼 빌딩), officially the '''63 City''', is a [[skyscraper]] on [[Yeouido]] island, overlooking the [[Han River (Korea)|Han River]] in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]. At 249 meters (817&nbsp;ft) high, it was the tallest building outside North America when completed in 1985 and is the tallest gold-cladded structure in the world. It was South Korea's tallest building until [[Hyperion Tower]] surpassed it in 2003 and remained South Korea's tallest commercial building until the [[Northeast Asia Trade Tower]] was topped-out in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mok-dong Hyperion Towers, Seoul |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4301 |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |accessdate=March 10, 2009}}</ref> The 63 Building was built as a landmark for the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]. ''63'' refers to the building's 63 official stories, of which 60 are above ground level and 3 are basement floors. The skyscraper is the headquarters of [[Hanwha Daehan Life Insurance|Korea Life Insurance]], [[Industrial Bank of Korea|Industrial Bank of Korea Securities]], and other major financial companies. The 60th floor houses the world's tallest [[art gallery]] and an [[observation deck]] known as 63 Golden Tower, that allows visitors to see as far as [[Incheon]] on clear days. The 59th floor features international restaurants called Walking in the Cloud, while the 58th floor houses family restaurants called Touch the Sky. Observation elevators equipped with windows enable their passengers to view the city as they ride up to (or down from) the observation deck. In the evening, some elevators are available for only couples, called the Love Elevator, which gives them a 1 minute exclusive ride. The lower floors house an indoor shopping mall with approximately 90 stores, an [[Imax Theater]], and a large [[aquarium]]. A [[convention center]] and [[banquet hall]] are also housed within the building. On July 5, 2009, a [[wax doll]] museum opened in third and fourth floor basement, which features real statutes of famous people in the world. The 63 Building was featured in the [[computer game]]s [[SimCity 3000]] and [[SimCity 4]], and featured on the cover of SimCity 3000 Unlimited. Korean drama 'My Girl' also shot multiple scenes there. ==History== The 63 Building's construction broke ground in February 1980, at the height of South Korea's economic boom. It was built at a cost of 180,000,000,000 [[south Korean won|won]] and completed construction on May 1985. In 2000, [[Hanhwa|Hanwha Group]] renamed the building 63 City and it became part of the group in 2002.<ref>http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=46048</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=3> File:63 Building in Yeoido, Seoul, Korea.jpg File:Seoul Building63.jpg File:Korea-Hi.Seoul.Festival-Hanbok-Parade-01.jpg File:Seoul-Yeouido.at.dawn-01.jpg File:63buildingdawn.jpg|at sunrise the 63 Building begins to glow File:63buildingdawn2.jpg|for twenty minutes at sunrise, the eastern side of the building is blindingly bright </gallery> ==See also== *[[List of Korea-related topics]] *[[List of skyscrapers]] *[[Korean architecture]] *[[Hyperion Tower]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.63.co.kr/63eng/63Main.jsp Official English-language website] *[http://www.miceseoul.com/venue-finder/unique/63City-42.html 63City: Seoul Convention Bureau] {{Coord|37|31|11.24|N|126|56|25.11|E|display=title}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2010}} [[Category:Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul]] [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1985]] [[Category:Visitor attractions in Seoul]] [[Category:Skyscrapers in South Korea]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Seoul]] [[Category:Skyscrapers between 200 and 249 meters]] [[Category:Skidmore, Owings and Merrill buildings]] [[Category:Landmarks in South Korea]] [[fr:DLI 63 Building]] [[ko:63빌딩]] [[ja:63ビル]] [[pl:63 Building]] [[ru:Юксам Билдинг]] [[th:ตึก Kli 63]] [[uk:63 Будинок]] [[vi:Tòa nhà 63]] [[zh:63大廈]]'