1970
Samil Building (31 Building)
삼일빌딩 (3.1빌딩)
byKim Chung-up[K.C.U.](kim choong-up)· 김중업
Korea's first 31-story skyscraper and the country's tallest building until 1980. A Mies-influenced steel-and-glass curtain wall in central Seoul, designed by Kim Chung-up — proof that a Corbusier-trained Korean architect could also master Miesian rigor.
Drawing Sheet
- Project
- Samil Building (31 Building)
- Architect
- Kim Chung-up (1922–1988)
- Year
- 1970
- Location
- 종로구, 서울
- Coords
- 37.5686° N · 126.9872° E
- Style
- International Style
- Status
- extant
- Access
- Exterior viewing only
Plan your visit
- Hours
- Exterior viewing anytime
- Admission
- Free (exterior only)
- Nearest station
- Jonggak Station (line 1), 5-min walk
- Korean address
- 서울 종로구 청계천로 85