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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 01:08
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Daredevil climber beats security, tops Lotte World Tower
'도시닌자' 인생샷 추가..욕먹는 롯데월드타워 보안
Posted : 2016-03-29 16:28
Updated : 2016-03-30 21:44
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Vitaliy Raskalov on top of Lotte World Tower / Courtesy of Instagram
Vitaliy Raskalov on top of Lotte World Tower / Courtesy of Instagram

By Ko Dong-hwan


Ukraine photographer Vitaliy Raskalov, known for taking pictures from atop high-rise buildings, slipped through security at Seoul's Lotte World Tower and captured a shot atop the 555-meter structure.

On Sunday, Raskalov posted a photo on Instagram that showed him standing on a crane on top of the tower, which is still under construction. Seokchon Lake, next to the tower, can also be seen.

"Get ready for the new video. Seoul, Lotte World Tower 610 meters tall," Raskalov said on the SNS site.

Two days later, Raskalov posted on the SNS site another photo of the tower from a nearby rooftop, saying "When you realize, I'll be there."

Vitaliy Raskalov on top of Lotte World Tower / Courtesy of Instagram
Lotte World Tower released posters saying Raskalov and Vadim Makhorov had been banned from the building.

The photographer appears to have entered the building in the early hours last weekend to avoid security. Before his stunt, posters were released banning Raskalov and his Russian partner, photographer Vadim Makhorov, from the building. The poster gave a phone number to call if they were spotted.


A Lotte Corporation spokesman said they could only guess that Raskalov entered the tower last weekend, but could not give an exact time. He said it was also not known how the photographer got to the top of the building.

"Because he climbs buildings in the most nonsensical methods by climbing up walls or exterior surfaces, it is difficult to prevent his entry into the building," the spokesman was quoted as saying in the Chosun Biz daily.



The two urban explorers manage a website called "On The Roofs," where they post photos of the places they have climbed. These include the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the International Finance Center in Hong Kong, Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Their latest post shows a climb to the top of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.

During the Lunar New Year holiday in 2014, Raskalov and Makhorov climbed the Shanghai Tower, the world's second-tallest building, and recorded the escapade in a video that attracted more than 44 million YouTube views. Chinese authorities have banned the climbers from entering the country.


'도시닌자' 인생샷 추가..욕먹는 롯데월드타워 보안

우크라이나 출신 사진작가 비탈리 라스카로프(Vitaliy Raskalov)가 현재 공사 중인 서울 잠실 롯데월드타워 123층 꼭대기에 몰래 침입한 뒤 인증 사진을 남겨 화제가 되고 있다.

라스카로프는 자신의 인스타그램 계정에 지난 27일 '새로운 동영상을 기대하라. 610m 높이 서울 롯데월드타워'라는 설명과 함께 높은 건물 위에서 아래를 향해 찍은 사진 한 장을 올렸다.

사진상으로 롯데월드타워 유리 외벽과 석촌호수가 내려다보이는 것으로 미뤄 비탈리 라스카로프가 롯데월드타워 123층 꼭대기 공사 현장 구조물에 올라 찍은 사진으로 추정된다.

비탈리 라스카로프는 러시아 출신 바딤 막호로프(Vadim Makhorov)와 함께 지난 2년 6개월 여동안 중국 상하이 타워, 브라질 리우데자네이로 예수상 등 세계 각지의 유명 고층 건물과 구조물에 직접 올라 수 천장의 경관 사진을 찍은 것으로 유명하다. 이 같은 행적에 일부 외신은 이들에게 '도시의 닌자'라는 별명을 붙이기도 했다.

하지만 이 사진 때문에 롯데 안팎에서는 '롯데월드타워 보안에 문제가 있는 것 아니냐'는 지적도 나오고 있다.

이달 초 이들이 한국에 입국해 남산타워 등의 사진을 올리자, 롯데월드타워 운영사인 롯데물산은 지난 21일 롯데월드타워 주요 출입구 앞에 이들의 사진을 게재하고 '이들은 세계 각국 초고층 공사 현장 위험구간에 불법적으로 잠입해 사진을 찍는 무모한 행위로 유명하다. 이들을 발견하는 즉시 신분을 확인하고 안전상황실로 연락하기 바란다'는 공고문까지 붙였다. 그러나 결과적으로 완벽한 통제에 실패한 셈이 됐다.

롯데물산 관계자는 '현재 침입 경로 등을 파악하고 있다'며 '하지만 이들이 다른 나라에서 건물에 들어가 사진을 찍을 때 사례를 보더라도 벽이나 구조물을 기어 오르는 등 상상 밖의 행동을 보이기 때문에 침입과 촬영을 사전에 막기가 매우 어려운 게 사실'이라고 말했다.

올해 말 완공 예정인 롯데월드타워는 123m(555층) 높이의 세계 5~6위권 고층 건물로, 롯데건설 등이 이달 17일 꼭대기 첨탑 구조물을 완성하고 현재 내장 공사 중이다. (연합뉴스)
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