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The fifth-tallest building in the world, the Lotte World Tower, has opened in Seoul, South Korea.

The event was celebrated¹ in a ceremony with a fireworks display that lit up the building and the sky.

The 123-story glass and steel structure is South Korea’s tallest building. It rises 555 meters above the Seoul skyline.

The tower features the world’s highest floor made of glass. From this observation area, visitors can look straight down to the busy traffic about one-half kilometer below.

The building also has the highest swimming pool in the world, as well as the world’s fastest elevator. The elevator can reportedly take passengers to the top of the building in just one minute.

The Lotte World Tower houses offices, personal residences and a seven-star hotel. The top 10 floors are used for public events and entertainment, including the observation deck and a rooftop restaurant. Attached is a large complex with a shopping mall, aquarium², movie theater, music hall and amusement park.

The launch came during a troubled time for the Lotte Group, which is known for its international chain of supermarkets. The group’s chairman and some of his family members recently went on trial for fraud and other charges.

Lotte has also faced problems in China, where the government reportedly retaliated⁴ against it for providing land in South Korea for the U.S.-built THAAD anti-missile system.

The building was designed by American architecture company Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF). It cost about $3.6 billion to build.

The company said the design combines “a modern aesthetic⁵ with forms inspired by the historic Korean arts of ceramics⁶, porcelain⁷ and calligraphy⁸.”

KPF also designed the building that used to be South Korea’s tallest building - Northeast Asia Trade Tower – which opened in the city of Incheon in 2014.

Below is a list of the top 10 tallest buildings in the world.

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1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 828 meters.

2. Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China, 632 meters.

3. Makkah Royal Clock Tower, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 601 meters.

4. Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen, China, 599 meters.

5. Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea, 555 meters.

6. One World Trade Center, New York City, 541 meters.

7. CTF Finance Center, Guangzhou, China, 530 meters.

8. Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan, 508 meters.

9. Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China, 492 meters.

10. International Commerce Center, Hong Kong, China, 484 meters.

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elevator – n. machine that carries people up and down in buildings

aquarium – n. building where people can see fish and other animals

amusement park – n. place for entertainment that can include games and rides

retaliate³ – v. do something bad to a person or thing that has hurt you

aesthetic – adj. relating to beauty and the way something looks

calligraphy – n. the art of making beautiful handwriting

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 aquarium   

n.水族馆，养鱼池，玻璃缸

参考例句：

• The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。
• I'm going to the aquarium with my parents this Sunday.这个星期天，我要和父母一起到水族馆去。

3 retaliate   

v.报复，反击

参考例句：

• He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
• It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。

4 retaliated   

v.报复，反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• When he once teased her for her inexperience, she retaliated. 有一次，他讥讽她没有经验，她便反唇相讥。 来自辞典例句
• The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen. 恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。 来自辞典例句

5 aesthetic   

adj.美学的，审美的，有美感

参考例句：

• My aesthetic standards are quite different from his.我的审美标准与他的大不相同。
• The professor advanced a new aesthetic theory.那位教授提出了新的美学理论。

6 ceramics   

n.制陶业；陶器

参考例句：

• an exhibition of ceramics by Picasso 毕加索陶瓷作品展
• The ceramics bore the imprint of Luca della Robbia. 陶器上印有卢卡·德拉·罗比亚的字样。

7 porcelain   

n.瓷；adj.瓷的，瓷制的

参考例句：

• These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
• The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。

8 calligraphy   

n.书法

参考例句：

• At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上，人们请他留字。
• His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。