Namsan Outdoor Botanical Garden (남산 야외식물원) – Homepage parks.seoul.go.kr – Tel +82-2-798-3771 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 gardens with a…
Yanghwa Hangang Park (한강시민공원 양화지구(양화한강공원)) – Homepage hangang.seoul.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French) – Tel +82-2-3780-0581 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…
Some Sevit (세빛섬) – Homepage www.somesevit.com – Tel +82-1566-3433 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 as a flower…
Seorae Village (서래마을) – Tel +82-2-2155-6220 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 here in 1985. According to 2008…
Dosan Park (도산공원) – Homepage www.gangnam.go.kr – Tel +82-2-543-2558 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 from Los Angeles….
Gyeongnidan Street (경리단길) – Homepage www.yongsan.go.kr 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 Gyeongnidan in Korean, used to be…
Hema Studio (헤마스튜디오) – Homepage http://www.hemastudio.com/ – Tel +82-70-7504-1415 Hema Studio is a place that provides experience services for K-pop lovers and is located in Gangnam, Seoul. Hema Studio offers products that allow foreign tourists to record their favorite K-pop songs and shoot personal music videos. You can go through the entire process from recording…
Hwarangdae Railroad Park (화랑대 철도공원) – Homepage blog.naver.com/goodnowon Hwarangdae Railroad Park is a 400-meter-long light park featuring 10 different themed courses with various lit sculptures. It was renovated from abandoned Hwarangdae Station. Visitors can see ann exhbition of real trains that operated in the past and enjoy a cup of coffee at the train cafe….
Seoul Upcycling Plaza (서울새활용플라자) – Homepage www.seoulup.or.kr Saehwaryong is a Korean term for upcycling, a process of redesigning or recycling discarded resources or materials to give them a new value or purpose. Seoul Upcycling Plaza operates upcycling-related exhibitions, upcycling practice education and experience programs, design studios, upcycling stores, workshops, and more. It is a great…
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