Samsung Town
{{short description|Corporate office park in Seoul, South Korea}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Samsung Town
| image = Samsung_headquarters.jpg
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| location = Seocho, Seoul, South Korea
| coordinates = {{coord|37|29|48|N|127|01|36|E|region:KR|display=inline,title}}
| architectural_style =
| building_type = Office complex
| roof = 203m, 151m, 151m
| floor_count = 44, 34, 32
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| status =
| years_built = 2004–2008
| architect = Kohn Pedersen Fox
SAMOO Architects & Engineers
| developer = Samsung Group
| management = Samsung Group
| owner = Samsung Group
| main_contractor = Samsung C&T Corporation
}}
The Samsung Town (Korean: 삼성타운) is a major office park in Seocho-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It serves as the IT and electronics hub for the multinational corporation Samsung.
The building has a floor area of 110,800 m2 with 20,000 resident employees, and President Lee Kun-hee's office was located on the 42nd floor of Building C.{{cite news |title=이건희 회장, 삼성 복지 중 첫 관심대상은? |trans-title=Chairman Lee Kun-hee, what is the first interest in Samsung welfare? |url=http://www.mt.co.kr/view/mtview.php?type=1&no=2011053016432319544&outlink=1 |date=2011-05-30 |access-date=2016-02-13 |publisher=Money Today}}
Samsung Electronics, Samsung C&T, and Samsung Life Insurance have built three buildings which are 44, 34 and 32 stories respectively. Samsung Town was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox. Samsung Electronics and Samsung C&T have already begun to move into the houses while Samsung Life Insurance is leasing its property to Samsung Electronics and other affiliates.{{cite web|url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/seoul/samsung-seocho-town-electronics-tower/|title=Samsung Seocho Town Electronics Tower|publisher=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|year=2012|access-date=2012-07-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212014328/http://skyscrapercenter.com/seoul/samsung-seocho-town-electronics-tower/|archive-date=2012-12-12}}{{cite web|url=http://www.investkorea.org/InvestKoreaWar/work/ik/eng/nr/nr_01_read.jsp?no=608300001&l_unit=90202&bno=601277587&page=163&sort_num=2563|title=Samsung Electronics to move headquarters|publisher=Invest Korea|access-date=2012-07-16|date=2006-01-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035722/http://www.investkorea.org/InvestKoreaWar/work/ik/eng/nr/nr_01_read.jsp?no=608300001&l_unit=90202&bno=601277587&page=163&sort_num=2563|archive-date=2015-09-24}}{{cite web|url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2007&no=368896|title=내주 준공식 갖는 서초동 삼성타운 가보니|publisher=news.mk.co.kr|date=2007-07-13|access-date=2012-07-16}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kpf.com/project.asp?ID=116|title=Samsung Seocho|publisher=Kohn Pedersen Fox|access-date=2012-07-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222060052/http://www.kpf.com/project.asp?ID=116|archive-date=2014-02-22}}
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Category:Office buildings completed in 2008
Category:Kohn Pedersen Fox buildings
Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Seoul
Category:2008 establishments in South Korea
Category:Buildings and structures in Seocho District
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