{"id":332756,"date":"2010-02-17T12:20:06","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T17:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5473798"},"modified":"2010-02-17T12:20:06","modified_gmt":"2010-02-17T17:20:06","slug":"south-korean-shipping-containers-repurposed-for-optimum-sunset-observatory-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/332756","title":{"rendered":"South Korean Shipping Containers Repurposed For Optimum Sunset Observatory [Architecture]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/500x_korea-container1.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" \/><a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #shippingcontainers\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/shippingcontainers\/\">Shipping containers<\/a> in my mind are forever associated with grim situations seen in TV shows like Dexter or The Wire, but in <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #southkorea\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/southkorea\/\">South Korea<\/a> they can also be observatories for viewing sunsets.<\/p>\n<p>Erected on the harbor of Songdo New City in Incheon, five shipping containers were recycled and placed together aiming sky-wards for the best possible glimpse of the close of daylight. They&#8217;re angled at either 10, 30 or 50 degrees, offering various views across the water, with stairs and ramps inside so people can walk through them. 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