Sebitseom
View of the islands' facilities from the opposite bank of the river (2014) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | 06500 2085-14, Olympic-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul |
| Coordinates | 37°30′44″N 126°59′42.9″E / 37.51222°N 126.995250°E |
| Additional information | |
| Official website | www |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 세빛섬 |
| RR | Sebitseom |
| MR | Sebissŏm |
Sebitseom (Korean: 세빛섬), name stylized as Some Sevit and sometimes known as the Sebit islets , are artificial islands in the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. It is the world's first floating structure built on a buoy that can stay afloat on water. It was built at the suggestion of Kim Eun-sung (citizen of Seoul) in 2006. Seoul made this island by Build-Transfer-Operate (BTO). It has 3 islands: Gavit (가빛; gabit), Chavit (채빛; chebit), and Solvit (솔빛; solbit). Yevit is part of Sebitseom, but is not an island itself, but rather, it's an on-land multimedia art gallery complementing the three floating islands.