BUSAN X the SKY

Character

BUSAN X the SKY occupies floors 98 to 100 of the 411.6-metre Haeundae LCT Landmark Tower at the eastern end of Haeundae Beach. From the same building that changed the beach skyline, the observatory looks back across the coast, Marine City and central Busan

The windows face two very different versions of Busan. Toward the water, Haeundae Beach curves west toward Marine City and Gwangan Bridge. Inland, dense residential districts climb toward the hills only a few kilometres from the coast

The tower is part of the view as well as its platform. Completed in 2019, the LCT Landmark Tower became one of South Korea's tallest buildings and a new vertical marker at the eastern end of a beachfront long defined by hotels and apartment towers

The experience

A high-speed elevator carries visitors to the upper observatory floors, where viewing windows alternate with photo installations, a glass-floor section and indoor seating. The circulation stays entirely inside the tower, so weather affects visibility more than physical access to the viewing areas

The 100th floor provides the highest public outlook; lower observatory floors add the café, lounge, retail and restaurant functions. The sea-facing glass gives the most immediate coastal view, and the inland windows show how quickly Busan's high-rise shoreline gives way to hills

In daylight, beaches, harbor infrastructure and mountain ridges remain easy to distinguish. After dark, roads and towers dominate, with Gwangan Bridge drawing the brightest line across the coastal view

History

The Haeundae LCT development was built as a mixed-use cluster combining the 101-storey Landmark Tower with two residential towers. The main tower was completed in 2019 at 411.6 metres, placing it among the tallest buildings in South Korea

BUSAN X the SKY opened on 17 July 2020 across the top three floors. Alongside the tower's hotel and residential functions, the observatory created public viewing space high above the same Haeundae redevelopment

Its opening came during a broader transformation of Haeundae's skyline. Marine City had already concentrated high-rise residential towers west of the beach; LCT established another vertical cluster at the opposite end, framing the bay between two major groups of towers

Before you go

The observatory is indoors, but the quality of the panorama still depends heavily on haze, cloud and rain over the coast. Tickets cover observatory admission; food, drinks and restaurant use are separate purchases

The entrance is inside the LCT Landmark Tower at the eastern end of Haeundae Beach. The observatory, hotel and residential components share the larger complex but operate as separate destinations