SEOUL, Jun. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — World-renowned French climber Alain Robert was arrested for scaling a skyscraper in southern Seoul without permission Wednesday, police said. The 55-year-old known as the “French Spider-Man” for his gravity-defying climbing skills was caught on the rooftop of the 125th floor of Lotte World Tower at about 11:35 a.m. Robert [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A “sky run” vertical marathon took place yesterday at the Lotte World Tower in Jamsil, Seoul. Over 1,500 runners, both amateur and professional, raced a total of 2,917 steps from the first floor to the observation deck situated on the 123rd floor, 555 meters above ground. In the “elite” [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Property and Development announced yesterday that a vertical marathon (sky run) will take place on May 13 at Lotte World Tower in Jamsil, Seoul. The race will see participants run up a total of 2,917 steps from the first floor to the observation deck situated on the 123rd [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Signiel Seoul, the hotel at the 123-story skyscraper of South Korean retail giant Lotte, has been namded the best new new luxury hotel in Asia in a reader survey by a U.S. travel magazine, the company said Wednesday. Global Traveler (GT) awarded the hotel – which is in Lotte World Tower, the country’s tallest building, in eastern Seoul — with the Best New Luxury Hotel in Asia. Signiel Seoul was followed by Park [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The building directory of the Seoul landmark Lotte World Tower will soon include “Lotte Museum” along with the Lotte Hotel, office spaces, and various amenities. The Lotte Museum will be on the 7th floor of the tallest building in the city and will cover 1,320 square meters of floor [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tallest skyscraper built by retail giant Lotte Group has been decorated with LED lights for the winter months, the building’s operator said Wednesday. A total of 8 million LED lights will cover both the outside and inside of the 123-story Lotte World Tower, which opened to the [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of visitors at the country’s tallest skyscraper built by retail giant Lotte Group has recently topped the 10 million mark, its operator said Tuesday, marking the 100th day of the building’s opening. The 123-story Lotte World Tower, which opened in early April, had a daily average 120,000 visitors, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The CEO of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group is expected to move into Lotte World Tower in the coming months, shortening his commute to a mere elevator ride, materializing to commute to and from work in a ‘vertical city’ sort of. According to statement from Lotte released on Saturday, Shin [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tallest skyscraper built by retail giant Lotte Group received a green building certificate from a U.S.-based environment organization, Lotte Corp. said Wednesday. The 123-story Lotte World Tower received a Gold rating in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) system, the conglomerate [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Seven Eleven Signature opened today at Lotte World Tower, the world’s very first unmanned convenience store where shoppers can pay with the swipe of their hand, thanks to a biometric verification system that scans palm vein patterns. The vein-scanning self-checkout terminal studies the size, color, and shape of each shopper’s [...]