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Dongdaemun Stadium was located in downtown Seoul. It was demolished on December 18th, 2007 to make way for the Dongdaemun History and Culture Park.
Before the stadium was built it was the location of Seoul Fortress wall and Hadomateo (a military camp [...]
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Heunginjimun Gate is located in Dongdaemun in Seoul. Heunginjinmun Gate was the East Gate of the capital Seoul and built in 1398. The current Heunginjimun Gate was rebuilt in 1869. At that time, four large gates and four small gates were built in the fortress walls surrounding the city. The gatehouse is a two story [...]
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On March 25th, 2008, the Seoul Metropolitan Government chose Haechi as the Mascot of Seoul City. They use the Haechi Character on public materials, at festivals and events. I’m sure you have spotted the character somewhere along your travels in Seoul.
Haechi is a mythological character from Chinese and Korean mythology. It resembles [...]
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Dongdaemun History and Culture Park is being built as a historical and cultural theme park where Seoul’s history comes to life. The park’s site was the location of the Seoul Fortress wall and Hadomateo (a military camp site) in the Jeseon Dynasty. Then in 1925, as the invasion of Japan’s Imperial Army was in full [...]
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Namsangol Hanok Village is located at the northern foot of Namsan Mountain. During the Joseon Dynasty, there were valleys making this an ideal place to visit as a summer resort. In order to gain a glimpse into the lives of traditional Korean, five houses were moved here or rebuilt to create Namsangol Hanok Village. The [...]
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Korea, like Germany in the past is divided. Germany was divided from East to West and Korea is divided from North to South.
In 2004 the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced they would make an open plaza area near Cheonggyecheon river in Seoul. The Plaza would be later dubbed “Berlin Square“. In [...]
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Gyeonghuigung Palace was constructed as a detached royal villa, where kings of the Jeseon Dynasty stayed during their daily excursions. It is one of the Palaces that make up the Grand Five Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty. Its construction began in 1617 and was completed in 1623. Gyeonghuigung Palace was originally composed of 100 [...]
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Deoksugung Palace is one of the five palaces from the Jeseon Dynasty which lasted over 500 years. Deoksugung was originally built as a residence for Prince Wolsan, the elder brother of King Seongjong (1469-1494). After all other palace buildings were destroyed by fire during the Japanese invasion of 1592, King Seonjo (1567-1608) established a temporary [...]
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Changdeokgung Palace is one of the five palaces built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty. Construction of Changdeokgung Palace started in 1405, and was completed in 1412. The palace was destroyed during the Japanese invasion of 1592 and then reconstructed in 1610. Tragedy struck again in 1623 when the palace was set on fire by [...]
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The Korean War Memorial Museum was built to commemorate victims in the many wars of Korea that led to the modern nation-state. The War Memorial in Seoul was completed in December, 1993 and officially opened on June 10th, 1994 and became the largest landmark of it’s kind in the world. The museum offers visitors an [...]
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N Tower Seoul also know as Naman Tower or Seoul Tower is located on Namsam Mountain in downtown Seoul. The Tower was built in 1969 as a Television Communications Tower and then opened to the public in 1980. The tower is 236.7m high and the total height above sea level is 479.7m. In 2005 N [...]
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Namyangju film studio is located in Gyeonggi-do, Korea. Many films and tv shows are made at this studio. They have a huge indoor museum explaining about movies and film productions since the 19th century. The museum is split into many different sections each with a different theme. For example, one theme is about sound effects. [...]
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Cheonggyecheon river is 8.4km long and located in downtown Seoul, Korea. During the past 40 years Cheonggyecheon river had been covered up, neglected and a highway was built over it. In July 2003, then Seoul Mayor, Lee Myung-bak initiated a restoration project which took 2 years to complete and cost over 386 billion won. This [...]
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Admiral Yi Sun-sin was a Korean Naval Commander noted for his battles against the invading Japanese. He was born April 28th, 1545 and died in battle on December 16th, 1598. Admiral Yi remains a hero today in Korea. You can find many museums and statues dedicated to him across Korea.
This statue pictured to the [...]
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Sejong the Great Statue in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.
Who is he?
Sejong was the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. His reign of power was from September 18th, 1418 until he died of diabetes on May 18th, 1450.
He was a very smart man. He had a love for Science, [...]
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Gyeonbokgung Palace also know as Gyeonbokgung was constructed in 1394. The Palace was destroyed during the Japanese occupation of Korea. The South Korean Government in 1989 started a 40 year initiative to rebuild or repair the damage that was done during the Japanese occupation.
You can easily spend hours wandering around this Palace. The whole [...]
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The Seoul Fortress wall built 1397 as protection from invaders and show the boundaries of the city. The wall stretches 18.2km but most of it has been destroyed over the years during the Japanese invasion and Korean War. The government is currently trying to restore most of the wall.
We started our journey [...]
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