Ttukseom island - Jamsil Bridge - Lotte World Tower

뚝 / ttuk or 독 / current - a kind of flag; Som is an island.

There are several versions of the origin of the name. In particular, one is associated with the name of the founder of Hanson (modern-day Seoul), the first king of the Joseon Dynasty Lee Song. The king abdicated in favor of Jeongjong (King No. 2); Jeongjong was essentially a protege of Lee Banwon, another son of Lee Song. In the end, everything fell into place, Jeongjong renounced in favor of Lee Banvon (King No. 3). Meanwhile, the founder of the dynasty left Seoul in anger and went to taste the famous Hamhyn nenmyeon (a kind of noodle) retired to the homeland of his ancestors, in Hamhyn county. King No. 3 (Lee Banvon), wanting to show that everything is in order in the family, asks the father below to return; father refuses several times; in the end, still going to Hanyang. This is where our Ttuxom appears. On the way to Seoul, Li Song stopped in this area, apparently, to rest (and put a banner - ttokki). Either Li Song periodically shot from the bow of the annoying envoys of Lee Banvon, whom he expelled with a request to expedite the process of the return of the pope; whether Lee Banvon himself came out to meet his father, who again shot him from a bow - his son had to hide from the arrow behind a tent column. (Hence, another old name for this place - salgogzhibol - roughly: the field in which there is a pillar into which an arrow stuck.

Another version - kings in the Joseon era loved to hunt in these places; instead of the portrait of the user - the king - they put a pole with a flag here (the flag, in this case, meant the king).

In 1906-1908, the first drinking water supply system in Ttukto Suwonji was commissioned in Korea.

In 1930 a recreation area with a pool is already opening here. Immediately after the war, in 1954, a hippodrome opens here (now it was moved to Gwanchon). Under President Park Jonghi, a golf course appears (not preserved).

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The modern viewer, passing along the Northern embankment or crossing the Chkhondamsky bridge, is struck by a huge goose-shaped building, which is called the Ttuksomsky cultural complex and the observation platform "caterpillar". In the recreation park Ttuxom you can swim in the outdoor complex (almost a water park) in the summer; go rollerblading / board / cycling in the X-Game-Jang (playground with slides, rails, etc. for extreme sports), rent a bike, canoe, windsurf board, camp.

The tallest building in Korea is Lotte World Tower. 123 floors and 555 meters high. And on the highest floors is Seoul Sky - an observation deck.

Floor with transparent floor; the floor where you can go outside, the floor with cafes and souvenirs. Even the elevator that takes you to Seoul Sky is a separate attraction with Guinness records to boot.