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Dapsimni Antique Shopping Mall is an area around Dapsimni station that specializes in antiques. The antique shops are located in many buildings in the area but nearly all of them are concentrated into 3 buildings called 2-Dong Town, 5-Dong Town and 6-Dong Town. Here you can pick up antique and vintage items. Outside the stores [...]
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Seoul Folk Flea Market opened on April 26th, 2008. The flea market has an interesting history. It first began in 1950′s along the Cheonggyecheon Stream in central Seoul. The Government of Seoul decided to cover up the filthy river and make express roads through the area. The local street vendors weren’t [...]
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Seoul Forest Park was opened in June 2005. The park has a long and diverse history over the years. A water purification plant was established here in 1908 to provide water for the royal family and citizens. Another area of the park was turned into an industrial area in the 1950′s. Seoul Horse Race Track, [...]
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Yeoido Supia Hangang theme park is a seasonal theme park located on Yeouido Island near the National Assembly Building. In the summer it becomes a water park with 6 outdoor pools including a flowing water pool. The name Supia comes from the old name for the Hangang River “Arisu” and [...]
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Ttukseom Supia Hangang Theme Park is an all year round theme park located at Ttukseom Hangang Park. With every season, the park changes it theme. There are now 2 Supia Theme parks with one located at Ttukseom Hangang Park and the other at Yeouido Hangang park beside the [...]
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Jungbu Market is Korea’s biggest stock-fish market. The market opened in 1957. Jungbu Market specializes in dried fish, other dried items, seaweed and traditional Korean sweets. The market is located in Jung-gu between Namdaemun Market and Dongdaemun market. All products at Jungbu Market are delivered directly to the market from their place of origin, keeping [...]
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The Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art is run by the Samsung Foundation of Culture established in 1965. The foundation was started for the preservation of Korean art history and the exhibition of modern and contemporary works by Korean and foreign artists. It was started by late Samsung Chairman, Byung-Chull Lee. The name Leeum come from [...]
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The Seokchon-dong tombs are tombs from the early Baekje Kingdom (18 B.C .- 660 A.D.). The Early Baekje Stone Mound Tombs in Seokchon were registered Historic Site No. 243 on May 27, 1975. The name Seokchon means stone village in Korean. In the early 20th Century and with the urban sprawl and need for land [...]
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The National Assembly Building in Seoul was built in 1975 on Yeouido Island. Prior to it’s completion the Government of Korea used the Japanese General Government Building that was built by Japan during their occupation of Korea. The Japanese General Government Building was located on the site of Gyeongbokgung Palace [...]
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Bongeunsa Temple is a Buddhist Temple in Gangnam, Seoul. It is believed to have originated from the Gyeonseongsa Temple built nearby in 794 during the Shilla Kingdom. The temple was once in the middle of nowhere at the foot of Sudo Mountain. Even in the 1970′s the area around Gangnam was farm land. Today, the [...]
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Kukkiwon Headquarters also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters is home of Taekwondo. The Kukkiwon Headquarters in Gangnam-Gu were established in 1972 to promote Taekwondo worldwide, organise national and international taekwondo competitions and train Taekwondo coaches and referees. There are now over 80 million people who enjoy Taekwondo in over 182 countries. On the grounds of [...]
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Hongdae Free Market is an open air market in Hongdae Park. The market was set up in 2002 as part of cultural events celebrating the Japan – Korea World Cup. The name Free Market probably comes from the fact that to Koreans, Flea and Free sound the same. The market is located in a small [...]
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Dongdaemun Market was set up in the early 20th Century. Like Namdaemun Market it is built nearby an old fortress wall gate. Dongdaemun means east gate in Korean. Some of the best bargains can be found at Dongdaemun Market. Dongdaemun Market is also called Dongdaemun Fashion Town and the latest fashions [...]
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Museum of Korea Straw and Plants Handicraft was opened in 1993 and was located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu. In 2001 it was moved to its current location near Hyehwa Station. The founder is Byung Sun-In who has devoted her whole life to research about straw. The museum follows the role of straw in the lives of Korean’s over [...]
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Sung Kyun Kwan refers to the old Sung Kyu Kwan place of education and not the modern Sung Kyun Kwan University located next door. Sung Kyun Kwan was built around 600 years ago during King Taejo’s reign of the Joseon Dynasty. Sungkyunkwan was the first national education institue in Korea. The main goal for the [...]
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Namdaemun Market is an open-air market with over 10,000 shops located in the centre of Seoul. In fact it is located just around the corner from Namdaemun Gate. Namdaemun Gate is an old fortress wall gate that is listed as a National Treasure No.1 of South Korea. Namdaemun [...]
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Seoul Square is an area and building in front of Seoul Station. In Seoul Square there are a lot of restaurants, hotels and an ice skating rink in winter. The main attraction is the digital screen that covers Seoul Square office building. The screen is a huge LED display made up of 42,000 LED screens [...]
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Jogyesa Temple was built in 1910. It is the head of the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order. In 2010 the temple celebrated it’s 100 year anniversary. The temple is unique in that it is located in the heart of Seoul. The first thing you notice upon entering the grounds of the temple are the two huge [...]
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The Sungkok Art and Culture foundation was set up and established to pay tribute to the memory of Kim Sung-Kon, the founder of the Ssangyong Enterprise. Kim Sung-Kon had always wanted to help people and understood the importance of young people and how they would be building the future of Korea. The museum was built [...]
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Sarangchae at Cheongwadae is a building where you can learn about the former / current Presidents of Korea and the past, present and future of Seoul. Sarangchae is located near Cheongwadae, the Korean presidential residence (Blue house). Sarangchae at Cheongwadae is a green building and was designed to use renewable energy resources such as solar [...]
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