Bongwonsa Temple (봉원사) – Homepage bongwonsa.or.kr – Tel +82-2-392-3007 Located on the outskirts of Ansan Mountain in Bongwon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Bongwonsa Temple, as the center of Korean Buddhism Taego, is a thousand-year-old temple with a long history and tradition. In 889 (3rd year of Shilla Queen Jinseong’s reign), Monk Doseon founded it at the ground…
Achasanseong Fortress (아차산성) – Homepage www.gwangjin.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) www.cha.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) – Tel +82-2-450-7593 Achasanseongseong Fortress boasts magnificent views of the Hangang River and skyline. The 200m-high mountain fortress wall was built to face southeast, towards the Hangang River. It is also called Janghan-seong or Gwangjang-seong. A fierce battle was once…
Jaunam Hermitage (자운암) – Tel +82-2-882-3839 Jaunam Hermitage was originally built in 1396 by Great Monk Muhak of Joseon dynasty. It was renovated in 1734, and finally took shape of the hermitage we know today in 1976 when Monk Boryun added Daeungjeon Hall, Chilseonggak Pavilion, and Sansigak Pavilion. It is currently located in the famous…
Sunset Leisure 435 (썬셋레저 435) – Homepage www.instagram.com/sunsetls435 Mangwon Hangang Park is famous for its amenities, and what better than the iconic duck boat to get the most out of Hangang River? Hangang River is a wide river ranging up to 1 – 2km in x_width, so go for a joyride with duck boats on…
Seosomun Historical Park (서소문역사공원) – Homepage www.seosomun.org The Seosomun Gate area, which is located outside Seosomun Gate, was used as a persecution site in the 19th century before it turned into the local park of today. Many Catholics were suppressed and martyred here, making the area a holy site for Korean Catholics. Seosomun Gate was…
Suseongdonggyegok Valley (수성동계곡) Suseong-dong Valley’s stream runs down from Inwangsan Mountain and joins Cheonggyecheon Stream, and it is said that the name of the village was called Suseong-dong during the Joseon dynasty due to the loud and clear sound of the flowing water. It appears in the painting “Jangdong Palgyeongcheop,” which is Jangdong Eight Scenic…
Nam-Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) (서울시립미술관 남서울생활미술관) – Homepage sema.seoul.go.kr – Tel +82-2-598-6246 The Nam-Seoul Museum of Art offers visitors a meaningful opportunity to linger beside the traces of history. The building previously served as the Belgian Consulate during the Korean Empire (1897-1910) and has since been designated as a historic Site. It was first…
Olympic Park (올림픽공원) – Homepage www.ksponco.or.kr – Tel +82-2-410-1114 Olympic Park is an impressive leisure facility in which historic remains from the Baekje era share space with modern, state-of-the-art sports stadiums, an eco-friendly forest, and spacious grass fields. The legacy of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the park not only houses the country’s largest sports arena,…
Dream Forest (북서울 꿈의숲) – Homepage parks.seoul.go.kr – Tel +82-2-2289-4000 Dream Forest, previously known as Odong Neighborhood Park, is located in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. The park is surrounded by cherry blossom trees, and the northern section is filled with maple trees, making the park especially attractive in spring and fall. The Changnyeongwigung Ritual House (Registered Cultural…
Cheonggyecheon Old Books Street (청계천헌책방거리) Walking east along Cheonggyecheon Stream, which flows near Sewoon Plaza, you will see a cluster of small bookstores. Books published 30 to 50 years ago, and various out-of-date magazines are piled up in about ten bookstores. You can indirectly experience the old culture and history that formed the basis of…