Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Templestay Information Center (템플스테이 홍보관)’. 💡 Overview Templestay Information Center offers various information and services regarding templestays and temple meals for domestic and international visitors. The center also operates traditional cultural experiences, such as tea time with a Buddhist monk, traditional culture activities and more. 📋 Detailed Information…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Seodaemun Independence Park (서대문독립공원)’. 💡 Overview Seodaemun Independence Park was built on the former Seoul Detention Camp. It was used to imprison thousands of Korean independence activists until the liberation from the Japanese occupation on August 15, 1945, as well as the political prisoners during the political turmoil…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Dongnimmun Gate (독립문)’. 💡 Overview Dongnimmun stands at the location originally known as Yeongeun, where envoys were once treated. When a Chinese envoy visited, the King would go out through this door to greet. In 1898, to announce the independence from Japan, Dongnimun was constructed with the fund collected by the citizens. The…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Yongsan Family Park (용산가족공원)’. 💡 Overview Visitors to Yongsan Family Park can enjoy a relaxing time at a big grassy field beside a refreshing pond and well-organized walking paths. Yongsan Family Park spans an area of roughly 89,256.20 ㎡ in what was a section of the former golf…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Namsan Outdoor Botanical Garden (남산 야외식물원)’. 💡 Overview Namsan Outdoor Botanical Garden opened its doors on February 18, 1997 in Hannam-dong, where the residential complex for foreigners once stood before it was demolished in 1994. Covering an area of around 59 ㎡, it is divided into 13 themed…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Yanghwa Hangang Park (한강시민공원 양화지구(양화한강공원))’. 💡 Overview Situated on the southern part of the Hangang River, Yanghwa Hangang Park stretches between the mouth of Yeouido Saetgang Tributary and the Gayang Bridge in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. This spacious park is lush with vegetation and offers a spectacular view of the…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Some Sevit (세빛섬)’. 💡 Overview Some Sevit is a culture complex made up of three man-made floating islands near the southern end of Banpo Bridge. The islands were created with the theme of “flowers of the Hangang River” and represent the view, life, and the earth, as well…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Seorae Village (서래마을)’. 💡 Overview Seorae Village is located in between Banpo 4-dong and Bangbaebon-dong in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Seorae Village took its form as a French neighborhood when French residents moved to the area after Ecole Francaise de Seoul, a school for French residents in Korea, was established…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Dosan Park (도산공원)’. 💡 Overview Located in Sinsa-dong, Seoul, Dosan Park, a neighborhood park, was built in 1973 to pay tribute to Dosan Ahn Chang-ho’s patriotism. Dosan Ahn Chang-ho’s tomb was moved here from Manguri Public Cemetery as well as his wife, Lee Hyeryen, whose tomb was moved…
Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Gyeongnidan Street (경리단길)’. 💡 Overview Gyeongnidan Street refers to the 937-meter-long road from the main gate of MND Financial Management Corps to Grand Hyatt Seoul as well as all of the nearby streets and alleys. It is called Gyeongnidan Street because the Korean army’s central finance corps, or…