Metapolis

Metapolis is a complex of four residential skyscrapers in Hwaseong, South Korea[1] With the ground broken in July 2006 by POSCO E&C[2] and the buildings topped-out in August 2009, the structures were completed in July 2010.[3] The two tallest towers (#101 and #104) have heights of 249m and 247m respectively and 66 storeys each,[4] making them the third-tallest residential skyscrapers in South Korea and the centerpiece of the New Dongtan City. The two shorter skyscrapers are 60 (#102) and 55 (#103) floors in height, measuring 224m and 203m respectively.[5]

References

  1. http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=create&list_country=KR&list_status=CUC&search=yes
  2. http://www.poscoenc.com/english/business/building_01.asp
  3. http://www.poscoenc.com/upload/E/BUSINESS/ENG_PLANT_2_6_1_1.pdf
  4. http://www.naeil.com/News/politics/ViewNews.asp?nnum=336174&tid=5&sid=E%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2010-01-05.

Coordinates: 37°12′18″N 127°04′08″E / 37.20500°N 127.06889°E / 37.20500; 127.06889

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