Trade Tower

Trade Tower in Gangnam district, Seoul

The Trade Tower in Gangnam district, Seoul, is one of South Korea's tallest buildings. The 54-floor Trade Tower high-rise was built in 1988[1] 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.[2]

Pop Culture

Three seconds into the Gangnam Style music video, the Tower can be seen in the background while PSY is doing his horse-riding dance on the top of ASEM Tower. It can be seen again from far away 1:28 into the video.[3]

References

  1. "KITA history". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  2. Marco Polo restaurant on tripadvisor.com
  3. "There is no gangnam district in Gangnam style music video". MK News. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

Coordinates: 37°30′37.26″N 127°03′39.77″E / 37.5103500°N 127.0610472°E / 37.5103500; 127.0610472

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