Lotte World Mall () is a shopping complex in the

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. First opened in October 2014, it includes the

Lotte World Tower The Lotte World Tower () is a 123-story Megatall skyscraper located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa, Seoul, South Korea. It opened to the public on April 3, 2017, and is currently the tallest building in South Korea and the sixth tallest in the worl ...

, the Lotte World Mall building, and the Avenue L building. The Lotte World Mall's site comprises 26,000 square meters, with a total floor area of 244,000 square meters. The Lotte World Mall building and Lotte World Tower are connected by an underground plaza.

History

In 1987, the

Lotte Group Lotte Corporation (or Lotte Group) is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation, and the fifth-largest chaebol in South Korea. Lotte began its history on June 28, 1948, by Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-ho in Tokyo. Shin expa ...

envisioned the second

Lotte World Lotte World is a major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. It consists of the world's largest indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park called "Magic Island", an artificial island inside a lake linked by monorail, shopping malls, a lu ...

which would take the form of a

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right next to the Lotte World site. In December 1994, the second Lotte World project was announced, at the time planned to be a 450 meter tall skyscraper with 108 floors. Although construction was planned to commence sometime in the late 1990s, the project was delayed due to the financial crisis in South Korea and visibility problems at the runway of the

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Seoul Airport. In 2002, the plan for the

was increased from its original 108 floors to 123 floors (555m). In 2006, the tower was given the name "Lotte Super Tower" at its groundbreaking ceremony. In 2009, construction of the tower began, with Seoul Airport changing the angle of one of its runways by three degrees to make room for it. In the May of that year, the construction of the second Lotte World Complex began, officially named "Lotte World Mall" in October 2013. During the mall's construction, several incidents occurred, including the death of a construction worker due to the bursting of a high-pressure cap and the injury of a passerby due to a glass railing fixture falling from the third floor. In May 2014, the Lotte World Mall was scheduled to be open temporarily, but the plan was delayed. The Lotte World Mall was finally opened in October 2014, with Avenue L,

Lotte Mart Lotte Mart is a South Korean hypermarket that sells a variety of groceries, clothing, toys, electronics, and other goods, with headquarters in South Korea. Lotte Mart is a division of the Lotte Co., Ltd. which sells food and shopping services ...

, and

Hi-Mart Lotte Hi-Mart () is a South Korean retailer of electronic goods. It was originally a unit of bankrupt Daewoo Electronics that founder Seon Jong-koo spun off in 1999. Hi-Mart is headquartered in Seoul. Hi-mart was taken over by Lotte Corporation ...

opening on October 14 and

Lotte Cinema Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd. (Hangeul: 롯데쇼핑㈜롯데시네마) is a chain of movie theatres in South Korea. Lotte Cinema is multiplex place in South Korea. Lotte Cinema was established in 1999. As of January 2018, 112 facilities in Korea are ...

, Lotte Duty-Free Shop, and Lotte World Aquarium opening on October 15. In December, the Lotte World Mall's cinema and aquarium were closed due to screen vibrations and a tank leak, respectively. Both reopened after five months with the approval of the Seoul Metropolitan Government. A workplace accident delayed the construction of the Lotte World Mall's concert hall, which eventually opened on August 18, 2016. On December 22, 2016, construction of the Lotte World Tower finished, with a ceremony being held to commemorate the occasion. The Lotte World Tower officially opened on April 3, 2017.

Shops and services

The Lotte World Mall Complex contains several buildings, including the Lotte World Tower, Avenue L, and the Lotte World Mall. The Lotte World Tower contains retail components, offices, a seven-star luxury hotel, and an

officetel In South Korea, an officetel ( ko, 오피스텔, a portmanteau of 'office' and 'hotel'), is a multi-purpose building with residential and commercial units. This is a type of studio apartment or studio flat. An officetel is designed to be a partial ...

. The Avenue L building contains an Avenue L department store and a Lotte Duty Free Shop. The Lotte World Mall contains Lotte Mart, Hi-Mart, Lotte World Aquarium, Lotte Cinema, and Lotte Concert Hall. Lotte Mart is a

hypermarket A hypermarket (sometimes called a hyperstore, supercentre or superstore) is a big-box store combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including ...

, while Lotte Hi-Mart is a home appliance and electronics store. Lotte World Aquarium is the longest

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in South Korea, containing thirteen "theme zones" meant to represent different ecosystems. The aquarium is home to over fifty-five thousand marine animals from 650 different species, ranging from freshwater fish to

beluga whales The beluga whale () (''Delphinapterus leucas'') is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus ''Delphinapterus''. It is also known as the whi ...

. The total volume of tanks in the aquarium is and there is an tunnel tank inside the aquarium. Lotte Cinema is the largest cinema in Asia, with its 21st Supreplex G screen holding the record for the largest screen size with a width of and a height of . Lotte Concert Hall is a 2,036-seat classical performance hall.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lotte World Tower and Lotte World Mall Lotte Corporation subsidiaries Shopping malls in Seoul Buildings and structures in Songpa District Aquaria in South Korea

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