Southern Seoul bathed under Lotte Luminarie

By Yoo Na-hyun Posted : February 12, 2026, 17:11 Updated : February 12, 2026, 17:11
Citizens look at dazzling light installations during the “2026 Lotte Luminarie” event at World Park Plaza of Lotte World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on Feb. 9, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun

SEOUL, February 12 (AJP) - The “2026 Lotte Luminarie: Wish Shines On” festival is underway at World Park Plaza of Lotte World Tower in Songpa-gu, southeastern Seoul, bathing the surrounding area in the glow of approximately 270,000 lights.

Held under the theme “Wish Shines On,” this year’s event centers on a 17-meter-high illuminated dome, accompanied by a newly installed cross-shaped tunnel measuring 63 meters wide and 25 meters long. The design expands on last year’s circular corridor, offering visitors a more layered and immersive visual experience.

Four 16-meter-tall towers rise from each corner of the plaza, while the tunnel entrance has been shaped into a grand archway, enhancing the sense of arrival. Inspired by traditional Gothic architecture, the structures are intricately outlined with light, creating a cathedral-like atmosphere beneath the night sky.

Visitors walk through a network of glowing corridors and open plazas, where shifting patterns of light transform the urban landscape into a temporary winter spectacle — part festival, part architectural installation.

The Luminarie will run through March 8.


 

The “2026 Lotte Luminarie” event is underway at World Park Plaza of Lotte World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on Feb. 9, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun

 

Citizens look at dazzling light installations during the “2026 Lotte Luminarie” event at World Park Plaza of Lotte World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on Feb. 9, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun

 

The “2026 Lotte Luminarie” event is underway at World Park Plaza of Lotte World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on Feb. 9, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun

 

Citizens look at dazzling light installations during the “2026 Lotte Luminarie” event at World Park Plaza of Lotte World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on Feb. 9, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun


 

서울 송파구 Lotte World Tower 월드파크 광장에서 ‘2026 롯데 루미나리에 Wish Shines On’ 행사가 열리고 있다.

올해 행사는 ‘소망, 빛으로 물들다’(Wish Shines On)를 주제로, 지난해 선보인 원형 회랑 형태의 구조물과 함께 17m 높이의 돔을 중심으로 가로 63m, 세로 25m 규모의 십자형 터널을 추가 설치했다. 광장 네 모서리에는 높이 16m의 타워가 세워졌으며, 터널 입구는 웅장한 분위기를 강조한 아치형 구조로 꾸며졌다.

행사장에는 약 27만 개의 조명이 사용됐으며, 전통적인 고딕 양식을 모티브로 한 대형 구조물들이 빛을 발하며 광장을 수놓고 있다. 이번 행사는 다음 달 8일까지 진행된다.

한편 루미나리에는 이탈리아어로 ‘빛’ 또는 ‘조명’을 뜻하는 단어로, 조명을 활용해 건축물을 만들거나 장식하는 빛 축제를 의미한다.

 

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