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Lotte World Tower

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Lotte World Tower is a 123 story, 555 meter supertall skyscraper in Sincheon-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea, the sixth tallest building in the world and the tallest in South Korea and in the OECD, as well as the first building in South Korea to exceed 100 stories. It was the fifth tallest in the world when completed, and it opened to the public on April 3, 2017.

Facts
Building Type
Supertall Skyscraper 1
Location
Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea 1
Completed Year
2016 2
Completed Year
2017 1
Height (m)
555 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Skyscraper 1
Connections

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The Skyscraper, 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.

Uses Element

Glass, Architectural Materials
Source Wikipedia: Lotte World Tower
Steel, Architectural Materials
Source Wikipedia: Lotte World Tower
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Lotte World Tower
Wikipedia
  • lead paragraph, summary extract
    Lotte World Tower is a 123-story, 555 metres (1,821 ft) supertall skyscraper, located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea.
  • lead paragraph, opening date clause
    The tower opened to the public on April 3, 2017.
  • Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
    Lotte World Tower is a 123 story, 555 meter supertall skyscraper in Sincheon-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea, the sixth tallest building in the world and the tallest in South Korea and in the OECD, as well as the first building in South Korea to exceed 100 stories. It was the fifth tallest in the world when completed, and it opened to the public on April 3, 2017.
  • Uses Element: Steel, Wikipedia article
    The roof structure was constructed with steel counterparts that are each 12 m (39 ft) and weigh 20 tonnes (20 long tons; 22 short tons).
  • Uses Element: Glass, Wikipedia article
    The exterior of pale-coloured glass draws inspiration from Korean ceramics and features accents of metal filigree.
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2. Wikidata: Lotte World Tower
  • Wikidata Q494895, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q494895, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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