Lotte World Tower

Lotte World Tower
롯데월드타워
The tower in 2022
Former names
  • Two Lotte World Tower
  • Lotte World Premium Tower
Alternative namesLotte Jamsil Super Tower
Record height
Tallest in the OECD countries since 2017[I]
Preceded byOne World Trade Center
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeObservation, office, hotel, residential, retail
Location(Sincheon-dong) 300 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
CountrySouth Korea
Coordinates37°30′45″N 127°06′10″E / 37.51250°N 127.10278°E / 37.51250; 127.10278
GroundbreakingMay 2009
Construction startedJanuary 22, 2010
CompletedDecember 22, 2016
OpeningApril 3, 2017 (April 3, 2017)
Height
Architectural555 m (1,821 ft)
Top floor486 m (1,594 ft)
Technical details
Floor count123 and 6 below ground
Floor area304,081 m2 (3,273,100 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators61
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kohn Pedersen Fox
DeveloperLotte Engineering & Construction
EngineerSyska Hennessy Group (MEP)
Structural engineerLeslie E. Robertson Associates
Other information
Public transit accessJamsil Station: Line 2, Line 8
Website
www.lwt.co.kr

Lotte World Tower (Korean: 롯데월드타워; RR: lotdewoldeutawo), is a 123-story, 555 m (1,821 ft) supertall skyscraper, located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. It is the sixth-tallest building in the world, the tallest in OECD countries and in South Korea, and also the first in South Korea to be over 100 stories tall. It was the fifth-tallest in the world when completed. The tower opened to the public on April 3, 2017.

A "Sky Bridge Tour" is located on the roof of Lotte World Tower at 541 m (1,775 ft), which is the total height of One World Trade Center in New York City, the tallest building in the United States.