Pohang Steelworks Wrapped in Brilliant Lights... Spotlighted as a Nighttime Attraction in Pohang

POSCO Pohang Steelworks Partners with Pohang City to Install World's Longest 6km Nighttime Landscape Lighting

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] The nighttime landscape lighting, the world's longest at 6km, unveiled by POSCO Pohang Steelworks on the 1st, is emerging as a new attraction in Pohang.

Since 2016, Pohang Steelworks has been collaborating with Pohang City to renew the landscape lighting of the steelworks' waterfront area. First, they refurbished a 3.2km section from the Hyeongsan Stack, shaped like a chimney and visible from Yeongildae Beach, to 3-Pinex. Last year, they renewed the 2.5km Hyeongsan Riverside landscape lighting from the Environmental Tower visible from Haedo and Songdo to Blast Furnace No. 4.

Through this project, Pohang Steelworks installed a total of 30,000 LED lights and 60km of optical cables controlling the approximately 6km section centrally, creating an evolved landscape. As the area with steelworks landscape lighting expanded, visitors can now enjoy the scenery not only near Yeongildae Beach but also anywhere along the approximately 18km waterfront road stretching from Haedo-dong to Hwanyeo-dong.

The Pohang Steelworks night view was lit after sunset on July 1, the opening day of Pohang's beach season, and features the "Pohang Steelworks LED Light Show," which combines various themed lighting and sound for 20 minutes every hour on the hour. The night view of Pohang Steelworks, along with Yeongildae Beach with its maritime pavilion, is counted as one of the 12 scenic spots (景) of Pohang and is expected to gain more popularity as a representative local tourist attraction with its light show.

[Reference: POSCO Homepage]

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