- Address: 1-3 Yongsandong 2 (i) -ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- Contact phone: +82 2-3455-9277
- Website: nseoultower.co.kr
Seoul TV tower (it is the Namsan tower in Seoul ) is one of the most visited places in the capital of the Republic of Korea. This is the best observation deck in the city, where from a height of 480 m you can appreciate the wonderful panoramas of the city and the park .
Location:
The television tower is located on the top of Mount Namsan (the mountain is 237 m high), in the capital of South Korea - Seoul.
History of creation
The construction of the Seoul TV tower began in the late 60's. XX century. In 1975, it was put into operation, and five years later, in mid-October 1980, an observation deck for tourists was opened. In 2005, the Seoul Tower was carried out a large-scale and expensive reconstruction, resulting in the name of the tower was added the letter N. Now it is called the N Seoul Tower, which means "The New Seoul Tower." In recent years, the number of visitors to the television tower and its popularity among visitors to the capital of South Korea has been steadily increasing.
What interesting things can you see?
The Seoul TV tower consists of 5 floors, 4 of them are accessible for visiting, including the upper floor, rotating at a speed of 1 turn in 48 minutes.
In addition to the viewing platform (it is also an observatory), located at a level of 480 m and allowing Seoul to be seen as in the palm of your hand, there are several interesting places in the TV tower that you can not ignore. These include:
- cinema;
- Teddy Bear Museum, which tells the story of Seoul, its most interesting sights and includes the "historical" and "special" halls;
- Exhibition Center - here they organize the display of art exhibitions;
- souvenir shops;
- Rotating restaurant N-Grill, executed in a western style and located on the top floor.
As a result of reconstruction, new lighting and lighting systems appeared in the TV tower, which works in the evening from 19:00 until midnight. Take a look at the Namsan tower photo at night, and you will see how unique it looks through the backlight.
Opening hours of the Seoul TV tower
Please note that the working hours of the observatory, restaurant and museum are different:
- Observatory is open from Sunday to Thursday from 10:00 to 23:00, on Friday and Saturday from 10:00 to 0:00;
- The restaurant is waiting for guests every day at 11: 00-23: 00;
- Teddy Bear Museum runs every day from 10:00 to 22:00.
The cost of visiting the TV tower
Admission to the observatory for adults is 9,000 won ($ 7,95), for children over 12 years old and retired - 7,000 won ($ 6,2), children from 3 to 12 years - 5 thousand won ($ 4.4) . Tickets to Teddy Bear Museum for these three groups of visitors are worth 8,000 won ($ 7), 6,000 ($ 5.3) and 5,000 ($ 4.4) respectively.
You can save a little by buying a general ticket, for which you have to pay 14 thousand ($ 12.4), 10 thousand ($ 8.8) and 7 thousand ($ 6.2).
When is it better to visit the TV tower?
Especially memorable panoramas of the city can be seen from the observation deck, if you come here before sunset.
How do I get to the Namsan Tower?
To visit the Seoul TV tower, you can use:
- Funicular. From the metro station Myeongdong will need to walk to Mount Namsan, go to the platform of the cable car, buy a ticket and board a landing. For a ticket in both directions you will have to give in 6300 won ($ 5.5), for a ticket to one side - 4800 won ($ 4.2). There is a cable car from 10:00 to 22:30.
- By bus. From subway stations Chungmuro, Myeongdong, Seoul Station, Itaewon and Hangangjin in the direction of the tower, special yellow buses follow.
- Seoul City Tour Bus.