N Seoul Tower

YTN Seoul Tower
The tower and lattice transmission tower (left) in 2018
N Seoul Tower is located in Seoul
N Seoul Tower
Location within Seoul
Alternative names
  • N Seoul Tower
  • Namsan Tower
  • Seoul Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommunication tower
LocationSeoul
Address04340 105, Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea (Yongsan-dong 2-ga, YTN Seoul Tower)
Coordinates37°33′04″N 126°59′18″E / 37.551216°N 126.988276°E / 37.551216; 126.988276 Edit this at Wikidata
Construction started1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Completed3 December 1971; 52 years ago (1971-12-03)
OwnerYTN
Height
Roof279 m (915 ft)
Top floor239 m (784 ft)
Other information
Number of stores+82-2-3455-9277
Website
www.seoultower.co.kr/en/ Edit this at Wikidata
Korean name
Hangul
엔 서울타워
Revised RomanizationEn Seoul Tawo
McCune–ReischauerEn Sŏul T'awŏ

The N Seoul Tower (KoreanN 서울타워), officially the YTN Seoul Tower[1] and a.k.a. for the Namsan Tower, is a communication and observation tower located on the summit of Namsan Mountain (262m) in central Seoul, South Korea. The 236-metre-tall (774 ft) structure marks the second highest point in Seoul and is considered a local landmark.[2]

Built in 1969, N Seoul Tower is South Korea's first general radio wave tower, providing TV and radio broadcasting in Seoul.[3] Currently, the tower broadcasts signals for Korean media outlets, such as KBS, MBC, and SBS.

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