Lotte World Tower: A Whole Lotta Fun!

If you’re ever in Seoul, also known as ‘Seoul Special City’, do Lotte Tower first – it’s a great way to get a perspective of how big this city really is.  This megacity and surrounding areas total approximately 25.6 million people - the shear magnitude is really difficult to explain in words so luckily I have some pictures to help.

Lotte Corporation Background: the Korean family started as confectioners in Japan (selling chewing gum in post-war Japan).  Now, one of the top 5 business groups in Korea.  As the story goes, Shigemitsu named the Corporation after Charlotte, a character in the German novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther (by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe).  You’ll see 'Charlotte' as other brands for Lotte around the city.

It’s been a bit like 'Where’s Waldo' with Lotte World Tower; it’s popped up as we’ve toured the city – I’ll note below the different places we’ve seen it from.  And, when it’s hazy, it’s very difficult to see.  We’ve been blessed to have quite a few clear days giving us a few chances to see the tower.

The Tower is 123 floors - tallest building in South Korea, 5th largest in the world, for now...

From Grand Hyatt Seoul, dusk

From Grand Hyatt Seoul, dusk

From Grand Hyatt Seoul, dusk

From Grand Hyatt, Night

From Grand Hyatt Seoul, Night with my Nikon

From a walkway near Grand Hyatt Seoul

From Seoul Tower

From Seoul Tower (peeking out between trees, lower middle)

From Seoul Tower

Pic of Paul, me, Jayne & Jay - too funny!

The ceiling panels lit up as you walked to the Lotte Tower elevator

Riding up in the elevator (123 floors)

We celebrated with a glass of Champagne!

Lotte Tower has a little outside area - it was super bright!

Sold at Lotte Tower - because everyone needs one of these, apparently.

Apparently, the best Mochas!  This one was in the basement of Lotte Tower -
we saw these everywhere along with a million other Coffee Shops.

Cool piece of art near the Tower

Another brand of Lotte Corporation