Haeundae LCT The Sharp (Korean: 해운대 엘시티 더샵) is a major urban development project in Jung-dong, Haeundae District, Busan, South Korea. Located in front of Haeundae Beach, it consists of a 411.6 m (1,350 ft), 101-floor supertall landmark tower used as a hotel, and two 85-floor residential skyscrapers. It has an urban entertainment complex at the base housing a shopping mall, a hot spring spa and a water park. The landmark tower houses luxury and residential hotels with a convention center and an observatory on the 100th floor.
| Haeundae LCT The Sharp | |
|---|---|
해운대 엘시티 더샵 | |
 Haeundae LCT The Sharp in 2020 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | 1 hotel/residential tower and 2 residential towers |
| Location | Jung-dong, Haeundae District, Busan, South Korea |
| Address | 1058-2 Jung-1(il)dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan |
| Coordinates | 35°09′37.10″N 129°10′08.40″E / 35.1603056°N 129.1690000°E |
| Construction started | October 28, 2013 |
| Completed | November 30, 2019 |
| Owner |  LCT |
| Height | |
| Architectural | |
| Observatory | BUSAN X the SKY |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | |
| Floor area | 660,077 m2 (7,105,010 sq ft) (Development) |
| Lifts/elevators | 43 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Samoo Architects & Engineers |
| Structural engineer | POSCO Engineering & Construction |
| References | |
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The towers are Busan's 2nd-4th supertall skyscrapers after Haeundae Doosan We've the Zenith, 301 m (988 ft) tall. LCT tower is the second-tallest tower[5] in South Korea after the 555 m (1,821 ft) Lotte World Tower in Seoul and is one of the world's top 10 most expensive skyscrapers.[6]
Haeundae LCT The Sharp was completed and opened on November 30, 2019.[7] In 2022, Haeundae LCT The Sharp hosted an exhibition for Proof, the anthology album of the South Korean group BTS, documenting the act's nine-year career. The exhibition was planned by the band's entertainment agency, HYBE which invited fans to immerse themselves in a visual trail of BTS' history.[8]
On February 20, 2024, Busan police began an investigation in search of two jumpers who leaped with parachutes from the top of the 99th floor observation deck of the Haeundae LCT.[9]
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Completed buildings seen from Haeundae Beach, August 2022.
See also
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edit- ^ a b "LCT the Sharp Landmark Tower - the Skyscraper Center".
- ^ a b "LCT the Sharp Residential Tower A - the Skyscraper Center".
- ^ a b "LCT the Sharp Residential Tower B - the Skyscraper Center".
- ^ "LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower Busan". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 9 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
#38 Tallest in the World #25 Tallest in Asia #2 Tallest in South Korea #1 Tallest in Busan
- ^ "The world's most expensive skyscrapers". Design Build Network. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ 마이다스아이티. "Bay Life, Bay City LCT". en.lct.kr. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ Ji-won, Choi (5 October 2022). "'BTS Exhibition: Proof' chronicles group's 9-year career". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Seung-hyun, Song (20 February 2024). "Busan police on hunt for unidentified Haeundae skyscraper jumpers". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2024.