The Busan Lotte World Tower is a 110-floor, 510.1 m (1,674 ft) supertall skyscraper in Busan, South Korea. The tower is planned on a site next to Nampo-dong station on Busan Subway Line 1 and completion is expected in 2015 at earliest, when it will become the sixth tallest building in the world after Burj Khalifa, Shanghai Tower, Abraj Al Bait Towers, One World Trade Center and Pentominium.
The landmark tower is the centerpiece of the new Busan Lotte Town and construction is being carried in two phases. The first phase includes a department store, completed in 2009, the second phase an addition to the department store, completed in 2010, the third phase a mart and a cinema, which is to be completed in 2014, and the last phase the larger second phase will include a luxury hotel, an observation deck, offices and cultural facilities in a 110 story skyscraper. The design of the skyscraper will resemble a standing ship, with grand curves reflecting the city's harbour. The tower's underground parking space will be able to house over 2,400 cars.
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