The Northeast Asia Trade Tower or NEATT (Korean

Korean language

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: 동북아무역타워) is a skyscraper

Skyscraper

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 in Songdo International City, the world's most expensive private real estate project in Incheon Free Economic Zone

Incheon Free Economic Zone

The Incheon Free Economic Zone , located in Incheon, South Korea consists of the three regions of Songdo, Cheongna, and the island of Yeongjong and has a total area of . The goal of the IFEZ is to transform these three areas into hubs for logistics, international business, leisure, and tourism for...

, South Korea

South Korea

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. The 305m (1001 foot) building is currently South Korea's tallest, and has 88 floors

Storey

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. It surpassed the previous record-holder, Samsung Tower Palace 3 – Tower G in Seoul

Seoul

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, when it topped-out in 2009.

The building was intended to be a landmark of the Songdo International Business District. It features 19 floors of class A office space, South Korea's tallest observatory

Observatory

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 on the 65th-floor, luxury hotel, serviced residences

House

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, and retail stores. The column-free floors include an office lobby at ground level with French

France

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 limestone

Limestone

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 floors and Vermont

Vermont

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 slate

Slate

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 stone walls.

The building is next to Songdo Convensia, the Riverstone shopping center, and the Sheraton Incheon Hotel

Sheraton

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. It has an extensive parking station next door, and will have pedestrian access to a future subway station. NEATT allows large numbers of pedestrians to enter the office lobby by escalator. The lobby is frequented by residents of NEATT, and residents of other nearby developments.

In February 2010, 65th-floor observatory opened to the public for the G-20 major economies

G-20 major economies

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meeting of finance ministers.