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Samseong-dong, South Korea

The 361st tallest building in the world

228 m · 748 ft
Trade Tower
Trade Tower. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Trade Tower in Gangnam district, Seoul, is one of South Korea's tallest buildings, part of the World Trade Center Seoul. The 55-floor Trade Tower high-rise was built in 1988 and stands at 748 feet (228 m). It resembles two quadro-level towers in mirror image of each other. It is part of the COEX complex. Its 52nd floor hosts a restaurant.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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