The 151 Incheon Tower is a supertall twin tower proposed for construction in Songdo International City, Incheon

Incheon

The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...

, South Korea

South Korea

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. The design consists of two 151-floor

Storey

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, 601 m (1,972 ft) supertall skyscraper

Skyscraper

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s connected by three skybridge

Skybridge

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s. Construction started with groundbreaking on 20 June 2008. If completed on schedule in 2015, the building will become the tallest twin towers in the world and one of the tallest in Asia, surpassing the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. After the late-2000s recession, the tower was postponed with the possibility of a redesign at a lower height.

The Skyscraper is designed to represent Songdo City, It will include offices, residential space and a hotel. It will be a Korean landmark upon completion. The complex is located at the US$

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35 billion New Songdo City, which will cover over 6 km² (2.3 sq mi) of land and is about 20 mi (32.2 km) from the nation's capital, Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

. Developer Portman Holdings, run by John Portman

John Portman

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, signed an agreement with South Korean officials to build the tower.

Floor plans

The following is a breakdown of floors of the 151 Incheon Tower:

Floors	Use	Area (square metres)
148-151	Restaurant	13,194
120-145	Condominium	86,702
118-119	Observatory	8,707
59-115	Apartment	169,951
36-56	Hotel	71,124
7-36	Office	151,736
B1-4	Retail	106,738

External links

• http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=46188 Incheon Towers on SkyscraperPage
• http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=257689 Incheon Tower 1
• http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=257861 Incheon Tower 2
• http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=114500 Incheon Tower complex