Tower of Great Light (Hanbit Tower)

한빛탑

Culture · 480 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

+82-42-250-1115

Nearby stations and stops

  • Bus stop 신세계백화점 · straight-line 91m
  • Bus stop 국립중앙과학관입구 · straight-line 95m

Straight-line distance; the actual walk is longer · Data as of 2025-10-31

Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nationwide bus stop locations

Admission
Not provided
Hours
09:30-17:40 (Exhibition Hall stores open until 21:30)
Closed
  • Closed on Mondays
  • Mondays, January 1, the day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
Parking
  • Parking available
  • Available
Pets
Not provided
Accessibility
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Data status
Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2025-10-23 · Collected: Not provided

The Tower of Great Light(Hanbit Tower) is an observatory located in the Expo Science Park in Daejeon. The tower is a symbolic sculpture built to commemorate the Daejeon Expo held in 1993, and is called the Hanbit Tower because it is a ray of light that connects the present and the future. The 93-meter-high Hanbit Tower offers a bird's-eye view of the Expo Science Park and major areas of Daejeon. On the first floor, the Exhibition Room displays photos and audio-visual videos of major tourist attractions symbolizing Daejeon.

Tower of Great Light (Hanbit Tower)

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Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI