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Wary South Koreans watch as Lotte World Tower rises
Published Thu, Jul 16, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Seoul
FOR people hiking in the hills around Seoul, it is an unmistakable sight: the Lotte World Tower taking shape like a gigantic bamboo shoot.
If the tower is completed as expected by the end of next year, it will be a sorely needed international landmark for South Koreans, who like to measure their country on global scales: At 555 metres, it will be Seoul's first super-tall skyscraper and the sixth-tallest building in the world.
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