Busan Tower is a 120-metre-high tower at
Yongdusan Park
Yongdusan Park is a park located in Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea. The 120-meter-high Busan Tower is located here.
Yongdu means "dragon's head" and "san" means "mountain". The name is an allusion to the similarity of the mountain park, which is sa ...
, located in
Jung-gu,
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
.
Busan Tower was built in 1973. It is only used for entertainment purposes and doesn't have any transmitting equipment. The deck features panoramic view and a small cafe, only accessible during working hours via two high-speed elevators. The base of the tower is interconnected with a few galleries and souvenir shops. The tower is usually mentioned in tourist guides as a good place to get a view of the
city's port.
Lonely Planet. Busan Tower
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Towers completed in 1973
Tourist attractions in Busan
Towers in South Korea
Skyscrapers in Busan
1973 establishments in South Korea
CJ Group
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