List of tallest buildings in Seoul

This list of tallest buildings in Seoul ranks skyscrapers in the South Korean capital city of Seoul by height. The tallest in the city is currently the 285m Three International Finance Center in Yeouido.[1]

The tallest buildings are concentrated in four different locations: the traditional city center at Jongno, the modern business and financial district in Gangnam along Teheran Road between Gangnam Station and the COEX complex, the financial and political centre on the island of Yeouido, and the affluent residential neighbourhood of Dogok-dong.

Seoul is located in a valley surrounded by mountains with one mountain in the centre, Namsan. On top of Namsan is Namsan Tower which is considered an iconic image of the city of Seoul and can be seen from almost anywhere in the city. To maintain this line of sight, many developers have had to set height limits on their buildings. The city also has strict laws about building heights for reasons of national security stressed by the Korean Air Force and U.S. Air Force. For these reasons, many of the buildings in Seoul are under 20 or 30 storeys.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Seoul's skyscrapers that stand at least 130m tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank Name Image Height (m) Height (feet) Floors Year Notes
1 Three International Finance Center 285 935 55 2012
2 Tower Palace Three, Tower G 264 866 73 2004 [2]
3 Mok-dong Hyperion I, Tower A 256 840 69 2003 [3]
4 KLI 63 Building 249 817 66 (63 above, 3 basement) 1985 [4]
5 Federation of Korean Industries Head Office Building 246 803 50 2013
6 Mok-dong Hyperion I, Tower B 239 784 63 2003 Three floors are basement.[5]
7 Tower Palace One, Tower B 234 768 66 2002 [6]
8 Trade Tower 228 748 54 1988 Part of the World Trade Center Seoul[7]
9= Tower Palace One, Tower A 209 686 59 2002 [8]
9= Tower Palace One, Tower C 209 686 59 2002 [9]
11 Gangnam Finance Center 204 669 2000 Formerly known as Star Tower[10]
12 Mok-dong Hyperion I, Tower C 201 660 54 2003 [11]
13 Samsung Electronics Headquarters 200 656 44 2008
14= Conrad Seoul Hotel 196 643 38 2012
14= The Sharp Star City 196 643 58 2006 [12]
14= Daewoo Worldmark Yongsan 1 196 643 38 2007 [13]
14= Daewoo Worldmark Yongsan 2 196 643 38 2007 [14]
18= Tower Palace Two, Tower E 191 627 55 2003 [15]
18= Tower Palace Two, Tower F 191 627 55 2003 [16]
18= Brownstone Seoul 101 191 627 39 2006 [17]
21 Daeseong D-Cube City Headquarters 190 622 42 2011 [18]
22 Techno Mart 21 189 620 39 1998 [19]
23= One International Finance Center 186 609 32 2012
24= Mokdong Trapalace Tower A 186 609 49 2009 [20]
25= Daeseong D3-City Residential 1 186 609 51 2007 [21]
26= Daeseong D3-City Residential 2 186 609 51 2007 [22]
27 Mokdong Trapalace Tower C 183 599 48 2009 [23]
28 Shindorim Techno Mart 182 597 40 2008 [24]
29 Gundae Posco The Star City Tower B 177 581 50 2008 [25]
30= Two International Finance Center 176 577 29 2012
30= ASEM Tower 176 577 42 1992 [26]
32 Boramae Chereville 174 571 49 2002 [27]
33 Sharp Star City Tower C 173 568 50 2006 [28]
34 LG Gangnam Tower 173 568 38 1998 [29]
35= Galleria Foret Tower 1 172 563 45 2011 [30]
35= Galleria Foret Tower 2 172 563 45 2011 [31]
37 Hyundai 41 Tower 168 551 41 2001 [32]
38= Academy Sweet 167 548 51 2004 [33]
38= SBS Broadcasting Cent.. 167 548 38 2003 [34]
40 S-trenue 165 541 36 2009
41= Daelim Acrovill One 163 534 46 1999 [35]
41= Daelim Acrovill Two 163 534 46 1999 [36]
43= Mokdong Trapalace Tower B 162 534 42 2009 [37]
43= Hyundai Superville, T.. 162 531 46 2003 [38]
45= SK Building 160 525 38 2000 [39]
46 Mokdong Trapalace Tower D 160 41 2009
47 I Park Tower 103 159 46 2004
48 I Park Tower 101 156 45 2004
49 The Sharp Star City Tower D 155 45 2006
50 Jongno Tower 134 440 33 1999

Tallest under construction, proposed or approved

This lists ranks Seoul's skyscrapers over 150m that are currently under construction or proposed/approved for construction.[40]

Under construction

Name Height*
m / feet		 Floors Year Notes
Lotte World Tower 556 / 1,823 123 2014 Under construction[41]
Samsung Parc One Tower A 338 / 1,108 75 2017 On hold[42]
Samsung Parc One Tower B 277 / 855 55 2017 On hold[43]
Seoul Forest E-Convenient World Tower 1 207 / 679 51 - On hold [44]
Seoul Forest E-Convenient World Tower 2 207 / 679 51 - On hold [45]
Ichon Rex Tower A 201 / 659 52 - On hold [46]
Sangbong Premier's AMCO Tower 1 185 / 606 47 2013 Under construction[47]
Kookmin Bank Headquarter 172 39 2013 On hold
Sangbong Premier's AMCO Tower 2 159 43 2013 Under construction
Sangbong Premier's AMCO Tower 3 159 43 2013 Under construction
Daewang Corporate Headquarter 152 35 2014 On hold
KCC Welltz Tower 1 150 39 2015 Under construction
KCC Welltz Tower 2 150 39 2015 Under construction
Sindonga Familie Residential Tower 1 150 41 2015 Under construction
Sindonga Familie Residential Tower 2 150 41 2015 Under construction
SsangYong Yongsan Platinum Tower A 150 30 2014 Under construction
SsangYong Yongsan Platinum Tower B 150 30 2014 Under construction

Proposed

Name Height*
m / feet		 Floors Year Notes
Dream Tower 665 / 2,181 136 2016 Proposed[48]
Digital Media City Landmark Building 650 / 2,100 133 2016 Proposed[49]
Hyundai Global Business Center 540 / 1,771 110 2015 Approved[50]
American City Queendom Seoul Landmark Hotel 250 74 2014 Proposed

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References

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  2. ↑ "Tower Palace Three, Tower G". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  3. ↑ "Mok-dong Hyperion I, Tower A". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  4. ↑ "63 Building,". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  5. ↑ "Mok-dong Hyperion I, Tower B". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  6. ↑ "Tower Palace One, Tower B". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  7. ↑ "Trade Tower". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  8. ↑ "Tower Palace One, Tower A". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  9. ↑ "Tower Palace One, Tower C". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  10. ↑ "Gangnam Finance Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
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  12. ↑ "The Sharp Star City". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  13. ↑ "Daewoo Worldmark Yongsan 1". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  14. ↑ "Daewoo Worldmark Yongsan 2". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  15. ↑ "Tower Palace Two, Tower E". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  16. ↑ "Tower Palace Two, Tower F". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  17. ↑ "Brownstone Seoul 101". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  18. ↑ "Daeseong D-Cube City Headquarters". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  19. ↑ "Techno Mart 21". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  20. ↑ "Mokdong Trapalace Tower A". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  21. ↑ "Daeseong D3-City Residential 1". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  22. ↑ "Daeseong D3-City Residential 2". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  23. ↑ "Mokdong Trapalace Tower C". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  24. ↑ "Shindorim Techno Mart". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  25. ↑ "Gundae Posco The Star City Tower B". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  26. ↑ "ASEM Tower". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  27. ↑ "Boramae Chereville". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  28. ↑ "Sharp Star City Tower C". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  29. ↑ "LG Gangnam Tower". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  30. ↑ "Galleria Foret Tower 1". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  31. ↑ "Galleria Foret Tower 2". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  32. ↑ "Hyundai 41 Tower". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  33. ↑ "Academy Sweet". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  34. ↑ "SBS Broadcasting Center". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  35. ↑ "Daelim Acrovill 1". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  36. ↑ "Daelim Acrovill 2". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  37. ↑ "Mokdong Trapalace Tower B". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  38. ↑ "Hyundai Superville Tower D". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  39. ↑ "SK Building". CTBUH. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  40. ↑
  41. ↑ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=88
  42. ↑ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=482663&page=13
  43. ↑ http://skyscrapercenter.com/seoul/parc1-tower-b/
  44. ↑ http://skyscrapercenter.com/seoul/seoul-forest-e-convenient-world-tower-1/1543/
  45. ↑ http://skyscrapercenter.com/seoul/seoul-forest-e-convenient-world-tower-2/1544/
  46. ↑ http://skyscrapercenter.com/seoul/hanhwa-building/
  47. ↑ http://skyscrapercenter.com/seoul/sangbong-premier%27s-amco-tower-1/12405/
  48. ↑ http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=59
  49. ↑ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=516927&page=17
  50. ↑ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=516544&page=4

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