Namsan Tower (N Seoul Tower) is the second tallest tower in the world after the Moscow Tower (537 meters above sea level).
Namsan Tower (N Seoul Tower) is located on Namsan Park Road, Yongsan District, Seoul, in Namsan Park at an altitude of 243.0 meters. The tower is 236.7 meters high (135.7 meters for the tower body and 101 meters for the iron tower), making it the second tallest tower in the world after the Moscow Tower (537 meters above sea level). Namsan Tower (N Seoul Tower) was built in 1969 to transmit television and radio program signals to the people of the capital. It was completed in 1971 and opened to the general public in 1980. The tower has antennas for TV stations such as KBS, MBC, SBS, and radio stations such as TBS, CBS, and BBS, transmitting signals to nearly 48% of the population in the country. In 2005, CJ Corporation signed a 10-year long-term lease contract for Seoul Tower with YTN News Channel, which took over Seoul Tower in 2000, and entrusted it to operate it. After that, it invested 15 billion won to renovate it. The newly renovated Namsan Tower in Seoul reappeared in front of tourists under the name of N Seoul Tower.Namsan Tower is not only located in the largest park in Seoul (Namsan Park), but also in the center of Seoul. As a symbol of Seoul, it is surrounded by Yongmun Mountain in the east, Incheon Sea and Incheon Port in the west, Namhansanseong Fortress in the south, and Songaksan Mountain in the north. Since it was opened to the public in 1980, it has attracted many tourists from home and abroad and has become one of the must-see attractions in Korea.
Namsan Tower Observatory
The Seoul Tower Plaza has three spaces, the ground floor plaza space, the surrounding open-air space, and you can also enter the observatory by purchasing an admission ticket and taking the elevator. The observatory not only allows you to see the bustling city under the clear sky, but also the starry night view that makes tourists linger. The roof and floor of the 2nd floor "Shoking Edge" use 30 cm wide mirrors, so many passengers feel like they are about to fall off a cliff when looking out here.
Since this is called the highest place in Seoul, other facilities can naturally be called "highest", such as the highest toilet and the highest cafe. And in the corner there is also a mailbox that is known as the highest in Seoul, and its appearance is very cute.
Love Lock Wall
Friends who love Korean dramas should be very familiar with the "Love Lock Wall". Popular Korean dramas such as "My Love from the Star", "We Got Married", "My Name is Kim Sam-soon", "Boys Over Flowers", "Witch Yoo Hee", and "Need Romance" have all been linked to Namsan. Therefore, the scenic corner of the love lock has also become a sacred place for young men and women to yearn for love and spread hope. Tourists with different moods lock all kinds of love stories, making this place full of happiness.
Namsan Tower Love Chair
Speaking of the love chair, we have to mention one of its special features. That is, the two sides of the chair are high and the middle is low. Even if a man and a woman sit shyly on both sides, they will slide to the middle unnaturally, making the two people close together. Isn't it wonderful! So friends who come here must experience the care of this love chair.
Mountain Cable Car
Taking the cable car up the mountain is also a good experience. Sitting in the slowly rising car with your loved one, overlooking the beautiful Namsan and Seoul scenery at your feet, you can also see the beautiful night view of Seoul when you take it at night, which is a different artistic conception~ The operating hours of the Namsan Cable Car are 10:00-23:00, and there are fewer tourists in the morning.
Namsan Tower PLAZA
Seoul Tower Plaza is a part of the Seoul Tower Main Building, which was once called "사무동". From 1975 to 2012, it was used to simulate the transmission of radio waves to various broadcasting stations. As a "Level 1 security place", it was forbidden for ordinary people to enter. However, after a year of construction and renovation, it was renamed Seoul Tower Plaza and opened on December 18, 2015. Seoul Tower Plaza has a total area of more than 3,000 square meters from the first underground floor to the fourth floor above ground, and has been built into a brand-new complex cultural space. Outside Seoul Tower PLAZA, galleries, coffee shops such as Starbucks, various restaurants, children's theme indoor amusement parks, duty-free shops, tourist information centers for foreigners, etc. will open one after another, and tourists who come to Seoul Tower will experience a wider and more convenient space.
Seoul Tower Plaza is the first step to visit Namsan Tower. At the entrance of the first floor of Seoul Tower Plaza, there is a giant OLED display screen with red roses conveying the flower language of welcome. In addition, the interior of the first floor also displays a large multimedia screen of Gwanghwamun and Gyeongbokgung Palace, which is 15 meters long and 3 meters wide, allowing tourists to have close contact with the large curved OLED display screen, and the visual effect is even more shocking. Last September, the world's largest travel publishing house selected the world's top 500 tourist attractions through voting by experts and readers, including South Korea's Changdeokgung Palace (194th), Demilitarized Zone (195th), and Seoul Tower (342nd). Seoul Tower was described as "If the Seoul Tower in the center of the city lights up, the area around the Seoul Tower will be as dazzling as the Milky Way."
No tickets are required to visit Seoul Tower Plaza. Free admission is available from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and both Seoul residents and foreign tourists can visit at will. Convenient facilities such as nursing rooms for mothers and babies have also been set up.
In addition, Seoul Tower PLAZA has also launched Seoul Tower drinking water, which was made to commemorate the opening of the Seoul Tower. It is modeled after the Seoul Tower, which is 236.7m high and 479.7m above sea level. If you add the LED water bottle coaster made together, the light will be projected on the water bottle, and it will shine brightly. Visitors to Namsan can buy a set, which is definitely a cool souvenir.
Kakao Friends Theme Park
The Kakao Friends Theme Park "Ryan Cheezzzball Adventure" opened in May 2019. It is a VR park jointly developed by Kakao Friends and Synday Cheezzzball. "KakaoIX" developed by Kakao Group transforms all characters into VR reality. Whether it is the unique theme scenery or the exciting VR experience facilities, it will surprise you again and again. In addition, there are peripheral souvenirs and themed snacks and drinks available for purchase in the park, which is also full of Kakao Friends style! Currently, the theme park is free to enter, and you can visit and take photos at will. If you want to experience VR, you need to pay separately.
Gourmet specialty restaurants
There are authentic French restaurants, Italian restaurants, Korean restaurants, etc. The French restaurant on the top floor is a restaurant that integrates the different creative thinking of Korea and France. The layout and lighting design are all of the highest standards. The restaurant can accommodate more than 80 diners. It rotates once every 48 minutes. At night, you can dine here, sit by the large viewing window, taste authentic French cuisine, and leisurely enjoy the bustling night view of Seoul. In order to facilitate foreign tourists to enjoy Korean food, there are more than 50 kinds of traditional Korean food in addition to special steaks. The restaurant reservation needs to be booked during the franchise time, and the average consumption per person is about RMB 100. If you want to enjoy the night view of Seoul and want to taste the food on the top floor of Seoul, you will have the most enjoyable time here.
When you come to Korea, you must try the coffee here. There are brand-franchised cafes, unique cafes, and celebrity-endorsed cafes. Cafes of all sizes attract different tourists. Friends who like Uncle So Ji-sub in "Sorry, I Love You" must not miss the Twosome Place Cafe endorsed by So Ji-sub.
Public performances
In addition to the beautiful scenery and impressive cafes, you can also see traditional cultural performances in Nanshan. Every day except Monday, from 15:00 to 16:00, there will be free traditional folk performances such as the Samul Game, Nongak performances, and handsome traditional martial arts performances on time at the Nanshan Bajiao Pavilion Square. Performances will be cancelled in case of rain, snow, or temperatures below -5 degrees Celsius or other bad weather.
Tower floor information
P5: Observation deck entrance, ssentoy museum, souvenir shop, Katie Island, N Sweet Bar, service desk, etc.,
T1: Korean restaurant, souvenir shop, cafe, hamburger shop, ticket office, Olive Young,
T2: Lover's lock terrace, Italian restaurant,
T3: Korean buffet restaurant
T4: Observation deck, sky toilet, photo studio, cafe
T5: Observation deck, N photo, souvenir shop, candy store
T7: n.Grill (high-end French revolving restaurant)
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