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Namsan Seoul Tower

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Namsan Seoul Tower, also known as N Seoul Tower or simply Seoul Tower, is a 236-metre communication and observation tower on the summit of Namsan mountain in central Seoul, South Korea, designed by the architect Jang Jong-ryul and completed in August 1975. It was the first tower in the country built to serve multiple television and radio broadcasters simultaneously, with its antenna spire bringing its total height to about 279 meters above its base. The tower carries enclosed and open-air observation decks and a rotating French restaurant, n Grill, along with sections of railing covered in padlocks left by visitors as a popular love-locks tradition, and its exterior lighting changes color to indicate the day's air quality. Namsan Seoul Tower has become one of the most recognized symbols of the South Korean capital.

Facts
Building Type
Communication and observation tower 1
Location
Summit of Namsan, central Seoul, South Korea 1
Completed Year
1975 2
Height (m)
236 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Tower 1
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Tower, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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1. N Seoul Tower, Wikipedia
  • Lead section, description
    communication tower
  • Lead section, location
    Located on the summit of Namsan in central Seoul, South Korea
  • History section, completion
    The project was completed when the observation decks were finished in 1975
  • Lead section, height
    The 236-metre-tall (774 ft) structure
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Namsan Seoul Tower, also known as N Seoul Tower or simply Seoul Tower, is a 236-metre communication and observation tower on the summit of Namsan mountain in central Seoul, South Korea, designed by the architect Jang Jong-ryul and completed in August 1975. It was the first tower in the country built to serve multiple television and radio broadcasters simultaneously, with its antenna spire bringing its total height to about 279 meters above its base. The tower carries enclosed and open-air observation decks and a rotating French restaurant, n Grill, along with sections of railing covered in padlocks left by visitors as a popular love-locks tradition, and its exterior lighting changes color to indicate the day's air quality. Namsan Seoul Tower has become one of the most recognized symbols of the South Korean capital.
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2. Wikidata: Namsan Seoul Tower
  • Wikidata Q69134, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q69134, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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