Official Korea Pictures Thread

[AmoebaCulture]

sorry guys. im not an international student but sure feels good to be in seoul

[junjunforever]

what are you guys. Shenhua? (nooffense intended)

[Hanjin]

:( Im also stuck here in Australia good thing is i live next to one of the worlds best beaches full of hot international babes all year round especially around indy time but *sigh* i miss korea.

[toohyper]

This thread is suppose to help us?

I wasn't even thinking bout it till i saw this thread, Now i'm thinking bout it and it's making me sad.

i hate u soju...:D

[Soju Gorae]

Good to see another skyscraper fanatic here. May I join the party? :D




Beautiful images.

FYI: You should check out this website called Jenny House. They have a whole mess of high-res images of cities around the world.

http://sin.zio.to

[HwaRang012]

http://sin.zio.to/zboard/data/k_s_gang/1093464486/031230.gif
What and where is this building?

[Holyjoe]

There are some absolutely wonderful images there...

... reminds me why I love living in Seoul ;)

[woorijim]

http://sin.zio.to/zboard/data/k_s_gang/1093464486/031230.gif
What and where is this building?

It is located in Dogok-dong in a rich Gangnam district. Dogok-dong is a place where a number of super-high rise residential buildings are located. There aren't many office buildings around this place.

This tower is called Tower Palace Three. It's currenlty the tallest residential tower in the world at a height of 264 meters.

More information can be found here,
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=101854

[woorijim]

Speaking of super tall buildings, there are some super tall towers that are currently being proposed in Korea.


http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/659/2203ibc_seoul_.jpg

Name: IBC tower
Location: Seoul
Floor: 130
Height: 540 M
Completion date: 2008

Once completed, it will become the tallest tower in the world.






http://www.gdsarchitects.com/assets/images/lw2-aerial-far-bg.jpg

Name: Lotte Tower
Location: Seoul
Floor: 112
Height: 512 M
Completion date: 2009

The Lotte Group says the complex will cost more than $1,250,000,000. The tower resembles effiel tower in Paris, France. In fact, the president himself once said that he intends to make this tower as Asia's effiel tower to attract foreign tourists.








http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/3003/28busan-lottetower-03.jpg

Name: Lotte World 2 Tower
Location: Busan
Floor: 112
Height: 500 M

This tower will be built in Korea's 2nd largest city, Busan.

[HwaRang012]

Yum. Thanks for the info. I'd like to do a photo essay on architecture in and around Seoul someday.

[dcunited4life]

Soju,

I absolutely hated you for starting this thread but I'm going back home for three weeks next Wednesday.

This thread just makes it sweeter.

Thank you and god bless.

Oh by the way I might start a thread regarding great Korean foods I'll consume back home. Now that will make my Korean colleagues miss home even more. :D

[the_13th_redneck]

The buildings keep getting bigger and bigger and grander.
Geez... I've been away for too long. It seems like just yesterday when the only tall building in Seoul was the 68 Building.
And now we got these crazy animals going up.
Makes me feel like a real Red Neck (i.e. Chon Nom).

[woorijim]

Bustling Gangnam

http://www.3asian.com/zboard/data/photo_m/117_1728.jpg
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/7790/IMG_1161.jpg
http://img37.exs.cx/img37/2312/IMG_1155.jpg

[woorijim]

Teheran-ro


http://www1.fotofoto.co.kr/fotoAlbum/25304/47356/47356_749_0.jpg

[woorijim]

http://member.dgdo.co.kr/swiss00/54107Le%20052.jpg

http://member.dgdo.co.kr/swiss00/53941Le%20051.jpg

http://member.dgdo.co.kr/swiss00/54008Le%20053.jpg

[PacMan]

What about the smog & quality of the air.Is the govt doing anything about that?

My sister who came back after 2yrs there recently said you can't jack ******** & the dust is horrible.

[the_13th_redneck]

Time to install gigantic Ionic Breeze filters on the top of the buildings ;D

What about the smog & quality of the air.Is the govt doing anything about that?

My sister who came back after 2yrs there recently said you can't jack ******** & the dust is horrible.

[woorijim]

Beautiful images.

FYI: You should check out this website called Jenny House. They have a whole mess of high-res images of cities around the world.

http://sin.zio.to

That is a wonderful site. Thanks for the info!

Btw, have you been to the official Korean skyscrapers forum? :)

http://cafe.daum.net/skyscrapers

[woorijim]

What about the smog & quality of the air.Is the govt doing anything about that?

My sister who came back after 2yrs there recently said you can't jack ******** & the dust is horrible.

Your sister probably visited Korea during the "yellow dust" season. Yellow dust storm that blows over Korea come from China's Gobi Desert. Recently, the yellow dust has become a huge issue in Korea after the frequency of it happening has been greatly incresed over the past 2 years. And to further add to the miseries, it's worsening year by year as China enjoys a massive construction boom with its fast economy growth. However, there's been a lot of talks between China and its neighbouring countries to solve this matter. So, this is a good start.

http://kn.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2002/05/08/200205080004.asp


Generally, the quality of the air in major cities of Korea is pretty good compared to other major developed cities around the world. Only Seoul, with its massive population of 10 million, seems to be of a lower quality than other Korean cities. But Seoul has been putting massive money on the long-term development of the environment for about a decade ago and the enviornment surely has greatly improved over the past years.

Here's more information of Seoul's Urban Environmental Plan.
http://www.sdi.re.kr/eng/general/part_4.html

[Soju Gorae]

That is a wonderful site. Thanks for the info!

Btw, have you been to the official Korean skyscrapers forum? :)

http://cafe.daum.net/skyscrapers
Yes, indeedy. Visit it often.