Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Seoul, South Korea
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7.6 km
181 m
Explore Seoul in South Korea with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in SeoulIndividual Sights in SeoulSight 1: Cheonggyecheon Stream Park
Cheonggyecheon is a 10.9-kilometre-long (6.8 mi) stream and public space in downtown Seoul, South Korea. A natural stream sourced from the Suseongdong Valley in Inwangsan, it was historically maintained as part of Seoul's early sewerage until the mid-20th century, when post-Korean War rapid economic development and deteriorating conditions prompted the filling of the stream with concrete and the construction of an elevated freeway, the Cheonggye Expressway, in its place. In 2003, the city government began an urban renewal project to disassemble the expressway and restore the stream, which was completed in 2005 at a cost of over ₩386 billion.
Sight 2: Palgakjeong Pavilion
Tapgol Park Octagonal Pavilion (塔gol公園 八角亭) is a pavilion built along with Tapgol Park built by Brown in England. On September 11, 1989, it was designated as Tangible Cultural Property No. 73 by the Seoul Metropolitan Government
Sight 3: Museum Kimchikan
Museum Kimchikan, formerly Kimchi Field Museum, is a food museum in Insa-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It originally opened in 1986 as the first such museum in Korea, and has since moved locations twice. It focuses on kimchi: one of the staples of Korean cuisine.
Sight 4: Mokin Museum
The Mokin Museum is a museum in Seoul, South Korea.
Sight 5: Jogyesa Temple
Jogyesa is the chief temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. The building dates back to the late 14th century and became the order's chief temple in 1936. It thus plays a leading role in the current state of Seon Buddhism in South Korea. The temple was first established in 1395, at the dawn of the Joseon Dynasty; the modern temple was founded in 1910 and initially called "Gakhwangsa". The name was changed to "Taegosa" during the period of Japanese rule, and then to the present name in 1954.
Sight 6: Fortress Wall of Seoul (Hanyang City Wall)
The Seoul City Wall or Hanyangdoseong is a defensive wall first built by the King Taejo of Joseon dynasty to defense downtown area of Joseon's capital city Hanseongbu (한성부). It is designated as Historic Site of South Korea in 1963, and currently a famous tourist attraction around the Downtown Seoul.
Sight 7: Armillary Sphere
An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky, consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centered on Earth or the Sun, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features, such as the ecliptic. As such, it differs from a celestial globe, which is a smooth sphere whose principal purpose is to map the constellations. It was invented separately, in ancient China possibly as early as the 4th century BC and ancient Greece during the 3rd century BC, with later uses in the Islamic world and Medieval Europe.
Sight 8: Cheugugi(Rain Gauge)
Cheugugi is the first well-known rain gauge invented and used during the Joseon dynasty of Korea. It was invented and supplied to each provincial offices during the King Sejong the Great's reign. As of 2010, only one example of the Cheugugi remains, known as the Geumyeong Cheugugi, which literally means "Cheugugi installed on the provincial office's yard." It is designated as National Treasures #561 of Korea and was installed in provincial office of Gongju city, 1837 by King Yeongjo, the 21st king of Joseon. In addition, the official record of the rainfall by Cheugugi from King Jeongjo's reign to Emperor Gojong's reign is preserved.
Sight 9: Sundial(Angbu Ilgu)
The Anbu Ilgu (仰釜日晷) is a sundial that has been produced and used since the 16th year of King Sejong the Great of Joseon in 1434, and was designated as Treasure No. 845 of the Republic of Korea on August 9, 1985 in recognition of its scientific, historical, and artistic value. Jang Young-sil, Icheon, and Kim Jo participated in the early production of the Anbuilgu, and since there are no surviving Anbuilgu made at this time, the 18th-century Anbuilgu was designated as a treasure. Designated as a treasure, the portable anbuilgu was made by Kang-gun and is small enough to fit in a pocket. In addition, there are Jang Young-sil's inventions, such as the Pavilion Tower, the Honcheonui, the Sundial, the Water Clock, and the Celestial Train Field Map.
Sight 10: Sejong Grand Theater
Sejong Center for the Performing Arts (Korean: 세종문화회관) is the largest arts and cultural complex in Seoul, South Korea. It has an interior area of 53,202m². It is situated in the center of the capital, on Sejongno, a main road that cuts through the capital city of the Joseon Dynasty. The center took 4 years to complete, opening in 1978. It was "built as a cultural center for Seoulites". It currently contains one of the biggest pipe organs in Asia.
Sight 11: Hammering Man
Hammering Man is a series of monumental kinetic sculptures by Jonathan Borofsky. The two-dimensional painted steel sculptures were designed at different scales, were painted black, and depict a man with a motorized arm and hammer movement to symbolize workers throughout the world. They were structurally engineered by Leslie E. Robertson Associates (LERA).
Sight 12: Chosun Ilbo Gallery
The Chosun Ilbo is a daily newspaper in South Korea and the oldest active daily newspaper in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, the Chosun Ilbo has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. Chosun Ilbo and its subsidiary company, Digital Chosun, operates the Chosun.com news website, which also publishes web versions of the newspaper in English, Chinese, and Japanese. The paper is considered a newspaper of record for South Korea.
Sight 13: Deoksugung Palace
Book Ticket*Deoksugung (Korean: 덕수궁) also known as Gyeongun-gung, Deoksugung Palace, or Deoksu Palace, is a walled compound of palaces in Seoul that was inhabited by members of Korea's royal family during the Joseon monarchy until the annexation of Korea by Japan in 1910. It is one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the kings of the Joseon dynasty and designated as a Historic Site. The buildings are of varying styles, including some of natural cryptomeria wood), painted wood, and stucco. Some buildings were built of stone to replicate western palatial structures.
Sight 14: Jungmyeongjeon Hall
The Jungmyeongjeon Hall (重明殿) is a Western-style hall attached to Deoksugung Palace. Its original name was Suokheon (漱玉軒), but after the fire of Gyeongwoon Palace (now Deoksugung) in 1904, Gojong moved to this place and changed its name to Jungmyeongjeon. In the early morning of November 18, 1905, the Treaty of Friendship was signed at the Jungmyeong Hall.
Sight 15: West Big Gate
Donuimun, sometimes called the West Gate or Seodaemun, was one of the Eight Gates of Seoul in Seoul, South Korea. The gate served as an opening to the Fortress Wall that surrounded the city during the Joseon period.
Sight 16: Gyeonghuigung Palace
Book Ticket*Gyeonghui Palace, literally Palace of Serene Harmony is a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. It was one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the Joseon Dynasty.
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