Lotte World
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Lotte World (Korean: 롯데월드) is a recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. It consists of a large indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park on an island linked by monorail, shopping malls, a hotel, a Korean folk museum, sports facilities and movie theatres in one area. The Lotte World indoor theme park is the largest indoor amusement park in the world, and ranked seventh worldwide in attendance according to the 2002 census[1].
Opened in July 12, 1989, it receives about 5 million visitors each year. Located near the park is Seok-Chon lake.
Lotte World was one of the several spots used for filming the Korean drama Stairway to Heaven.
Due to safety concerns, the amusement park portion of Lotte World was closed indefinitely as of January 8, 2007.
 The Indoor Section of Lotte World (taken by Charles Wetzel, Personal Lotte World Site) |
 The Outdoor Section of Lotte World (taken by Charles Wetzel, Personal Lotte World Site) |
[edit] See also
- Contemporary culture of South Korea
- Lotte World II in Seoul & Busan
[edit] External links
- Lotte World official website (Korean / English)
- introduction (In English)
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