Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #7 in Seoul, South Korea

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 5.3 km
Ascend 157 m
Descend 166 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 Seoul

Sight 1: 이준열사 동상

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이준열사 동상

Yi Tjoune, was a Korean prosecutor and diplomat and the father of the North Korean politician Lee Yong.

Wikipedia: Yi Tjoune (EN)

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: 사명대사 동상

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1231 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 3: General Kim Choon-yeong's House in Samcheong-dong

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The Kim Chun-yeong House (五衛將金春永家屋) was originally located at 125-1 Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, and was built by Kim Chun-young, who was a general of the Ojangjang in the late Joseon Dynasty. Before moving to the current Namsan Hanok Village, the designated name of the cultural property was 'Kim Hong-gi House in Samcheong-dong'.

Wikipedia: 삼청동 오위장 김춘영 가옥 (KO)

90 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Namsangol Hanok Village

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Namsangol Hanok Village (Korean: 남산골한옥마을) is a recreated village of historical Korean buildings in Pil-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. The village contains several Korean traditional houses called hanok.

Wikipedia: Namsangol Hanok Village (EN), Website

310 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Seoul Millennium Time Capsule

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Seoul Millennium Time CapsuleWei-Te Wong from Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Seoul 1000 Years Time Capsule was built in 1994 to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and was buried on November 29, 1994. It is made of a special material with a height of 1.7 meters and a diameter of 1.3 meters, and it is made to imitate the shape of various Boshin. It contains 600 items and was opened on November 29, 2394. It is located in Namsangol Hanok Village in the area of 28, Toegye-ro 34-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, and exhibits reproductions at the Seoul Museum of History.

Wikipedia: 서울 1000년 타임캡슐 (KO)

678 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Korea House

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Korea House is a traditional culture experience space and restaurant located in Jung -gu, Seoul, and is run by the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation. Originally, the home of Korea's house was located in the Joseon Dynasty, where Park Pang -na, a scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, was built in 1980, based on the vigilante of Gyeongbokgung Palace, and was officially opened in 1981.

Wikipedia: 한국의 집 (KO)

1329 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 7: Myeongdong Cathedral

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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, informally known as Myong—dong Cathedral (명동대성당), is the Roman Catholic national cathedral of the Archdiocese of Seoul, South Korea. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Seoul, Peter Chung Soon-taick.

Wikipedia: Myeongdong Cathedral (EN), Website

1504 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 8: Fortress Wall of Seoul (Hanyang City Wall)

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Fortress Wall of Seoul (Hanyang City Wall) 서울연구원 / CC BY 4.0

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.

Wikipedia: Seoul City Wall (EN)

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