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Encyclopedia > Seoul Tower
Seoul Tower
Korean Name
Revised Romanization
McCune-Reischauer
Hangul 서울 타워
Hanja
Seoul Tower
Seoul Tower
View from Seoul Tower

Seoul Tower is a tall tower in Seoul, Korea. Built in 1975, it has an observation deck and a pinnacle that reaches up to 239.7 m (786 ft). In the past it had been called the Namsan Tower (Korean 남산 타워 Mount Nam Tower), because it sits atop Nam-san. The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language (as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China). ... Hanja (lit. ... Seoul Tower in Seoul, South Korea; photographed myself. ... Seoul Tower in Seoul, South Korea; photographed myself. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 231 KB)View from Seoul Tower I, the creator of this image, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 231 KB)View from Seoul Tower I, the creator of this image, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Seoul is the capital of South Korea and was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea. ... National motto: 널리 인간을 이롭게 하라 Translation: Bring benefit to all people Official language Korean Capital Seoul Largest City Seoul President Roh Moo-hyun Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 107th 99,274 km² 0. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...


See also

Olympiaturm Towers by height Tehrans Milad Tower is the worlds fourth tallest free standing structure at 435 m. ... Warsaw radio mast Masts are among the tallest man-made structures. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ...

External Links

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