Lotte World Tower

Описание: [Anchor Lead]

The nation's tallest building, 123-story Lotte World Tower, formally opened on Monday. A splendid fireworks show was held on Sunday night to celebrate the opening. Next, we will bring you some beautiful and amazing scenes from the lavish celebration.

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Extravagant fireworks are fired from a skyscraper amid grand musical accompaniment. The spectacle is made even more impressive with the addition of a laser show. A total of roughly 30,000 rounds of fireworks decorated the nighttime skies of Seoul. The fireworks display at the 123-story building continued for some ten minutes. Organizers explained that a French team, which directed internationally famous fireworks shows at towers such as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, installed devices on the exterior walls of the building for 17 days, and a total of four tons of gunpowder was used. Approximately 400,000 people came out to enjoy the tower fireworks show and a variety of performances held in the vicinity.

[Soundbite] Lee Hong-ryol(Seoul Resident) : "I arrived two hours ago and wandered around to find a seat. I enjoyed the spectacle on a family outing."

[Soundbite] Kim Min-ah(Seoul Resident) : "It was amazing to see splendid fireworks fired from the sides of the building. I enjoyed it."

The 555-meter-tall, 123-story Lotte World Tower officially opens on Monday after a construction period of six years and three months.