DLI (Daehan Life Insurance) building, also called Yook-Sam,
or building 63, is one of the tallest skyscrapers
in South Korea (249 metres high) and it is located on
Yeoudo Island, in Seoul, overlooking the Han River. DLI
Building is called Building 63 because of the number of
its floors, even though three of those floors are underground,
so the observatory is actually on the 60th floor. Building
63 is also called the Golden Tower, because its exterior
is covered in golden reflective glass.
Building 63, in Seoul, was completed in 1985 and at the
time it was the tallest building in South Korea. The lower
floors host a shopping mall, an IMAX theatre, a convention
hall, a banquet hall and an aquarium. Yook-Sam also has
various restaurants between floors 56 and 59, offering
Chinese, Japanese, Korean and 
Western
dishes. The observatory is located on the 60th floor and
from there it is possible to enjoy a good view of Seoul.
How to get to Yook-Sam (Building 63)
You can get to Yook-Sam (Building 63) by subway and get
off at one of the following stations: Daebang Subway Station
(Line No. 1, exit 6), Yeouido Subway Station (Line No.
5, exit 5), Yeouinaru Subway Station (Line No. 5, exit
1). Outside each of these subway stations you will find
a free shuttle bus to Yeoido.
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