Seoul Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Modern architecture=== [[File:Lotte World morning view 8.jpg|thumb|[[Lotte World Tower]]]] Various high-rise office buildings and residential buildings, like the Gangnam Finance Center, the [[Samsung Tower Palace|Tower Palace]], Namsan Seoul Tower, and the [[Lotte World Tower]], dominate the city's skyline. The tallest building is Lotte World Tower, reaching a height of 555m. It opened to the public in April 2017. It is also the 6th highest building in the world. [[File:Dongdaemun Design Plaza at night, Seoul, Korea.jpg|thumb|left|[[Dongdaemun Design Plaza]]]] The [[World Trade Center Seoul]], located in Gangnam District, hosts various expositions and conferences. Also in Gangnam District is the [[Starfield COEX Mall|COEX Mall]], a large indoor shopping and entertainment complex. Downstream from Gangnam District is Yeouido, an island that is home to the National Assembly, major broadcasting studios, and a number of large office buildings, as well as the Korea Finance Building and the [[Yoido Full Gospel Church]]. The [[Olympic Stadium (Seoul)|Olympic Stadium]], Olympic Park, and [[Lotte World]] are located in [[Songpa District]], on the south side of the Han River, upstream from Gangnam District. Three new modern landmarks of Seoul are [[Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park]], designed by [[Zaha Hadid]], the new wave-shaped [[Seoul City Hall]], by [[Yoo Kerl]] of [[iArc]], and the Lotte World Tower, the 6th tallest building in the world designed by [[Kohn Pedersen Fox]]. In 2010 Seoul was designated the [[World Design Capital]] for the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-02-27/the-seoul-of-world-designbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice|title=The Seoul of World Design|date=27 February 2008|access-date=12 February 2014|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek|archive-date=18 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418211436/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-02-27/the-seoul-of-world-designbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice|url-status=dead}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page