All alone.
Lately I've been a bit tied up at work, thus pictures have been stuck in their folders waiting for attention. One of the monuments I regularly enjoy on my the bike route along the river is the 63 building. According to Wikipedia, the structure stands 249 meters (817 feet) off the ground and was completed in 1985 for the 1988 summer Olympics.
All hail...
The 63 building was the tallest in Asia for a while and it still sits as a major landmark in Seoul. The subway system tends to disorient one's sense of direction and altitude, but if you're lucky enough to see either the 63 building or Seoul Tower or both, it's easy to collect the proper bearing.
...the Mighty Creation.
On one particularly fine Saturday afternoon, in honor of a visitor, we decided to make the trip over to Yeouido and ride the elevator to the top. Since it turned out to be a sunny, yet hazy Saturday afternoon, the expensive elevator ride wasn't all that appealing. We decided to admire the building from the ground level instead.
One of my favorite things about this building is it's late 20th century facade. I think the most obvious characteristic is the color; it's practically gold. No one today would build a solid gold(ish) color building, Howard Roarke is dead. That style is definitely from the 80's. It also has very smooth lines, which I find different from today's architecture which is often an attempt for more complexity.
Man created nature.
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