Samsung Tower Palace 3 - Tower G
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Tower Palace Three, Tower G is a 73-floor
luxury residential skyscraper in Seoul
, South Korea
. It was the tallest building in the country since 2004 but surpassed in height by the Northeast Asia Trade Tower
in Incheon
when it was topped out
in 2009. It was designed by United States
-based architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
.
The building is 264 m (866 ft) high. Its shape is formed by three oval lobes joined together. It is the eighth-tallest all-residential building in the world.
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
luxury residential skyscraper in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It was the tallest building in the country since 2004 but surpassed in height by the Northeast Asia Trade Tower
Northeast Asia Trade Tower
The Northeast Asia Trade Tower or NEATT is a skyscraper in Songdo International City, the world's most expensive private real estate project in Incheon Free Economic Zone, South Korea. The 305m building is currently South Korea's tallest, and has 88 floors...
in Incheon
Incheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
when it was topped out
Topping out
In building construction, topping out is a ceremony held when the last beam is placed at the top of a building. The term may also refer to the overall completion of the building's structure, or an intermediate point, such as when the roof is dried in...
in 2009. It was designed by United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-based architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP is an American architectural and engineering firm that was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill. They opened their first branch in New York City, New York in 1937. SOM is one of the largest...
.
The building is 264 m (866 ft) high. Its shape is formed by three oval lobes joined together. It is the eighth-tallest all-residential building in the world.