Seoul City Hall
Seoul City Hall
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Sissi Silk
Clamart, France97 contributions
Apr 2024 • Friends
This building is really worth a look both from the outside and the inside, access is completely free and you can admire the unique green wall. On the 11th floor you can access a café and take the elevator to get a great view. What is interesting is to do the City Hall with the palace next to it and go to the Bank of Korea Square and admire the magnificent fountain
Written 12 May 2024
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Norm the Nomad
Australia1,246 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
We went to City Hall which is an impressive building. We also walked through its outdoor plaza, where the Arts Festival was still in full swing. Past the ‘pop-up’ memorial for the 159 victims of the Itaewon (29/10/22) Halloween crowd crush disaster. Very sad.
Written 20 October 2023
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Peter M
Melbourne, Australia1,293 contributions
Oct 2022
Seoul City Hall is a governmental building near the City Hall Station. In front of the current city hall is the old city hall building, now Seoul Metropolitan Library and Seoul Plaza.
The former city hall of Seoul was built in 1925, during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
In 2012, the new City Hall was opened
The former city hall of Seoul was built in 1925, during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
In 2012, the new City Hall was opened
Written 9 January 2023
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Carolina
Tucson, AZ581 contributions
Dec 2022 • Business
Seoul city hall is an important metro station snd let’s you see an incredible building. The old City Hall is in the front of the new building snd behind, this very modern building was built. Somehow they look great together!
Written 28 December 2022
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KodoDrummer
Buenos Aires, Argentina70,626 contributions
Sept 2022 • Solo
I enjoyed touring the Seoul City Hall and it’s front park open area. People are friendly and helpful. I took some photos and a security guard came and asked me for my phone. I thought that maybe I had taken a photo of a restricted area. However, he just stepped back about ten metres and took some photos of me with my phone, and gave it back to me. A very helpful, friendly gesture.
Written 1 September 2022
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LolaGo1
Washington DC, DC6,632 contributions
May 2024 • Solo
The music and dancing competition at the plaza caught my attention here. They are celebrating the 2024 Visit Korea Campaign so there are several booths handing out some give aways. There was also a pink mascot waving around.
I also visited the big building in front of the plaza. Learned that it is the old city hall, now a library.
I also visited the big building in front of the plaza. Learned that it is the old city hall, now a library.
Written 3 May 2024
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GlobetrotterJ16
Seoul, South Korea2,019 contributions
Jun 2020
Should City Hall features unique and contemporary architecture, besides that not really much to see. There is a large lawn area in front of the building which is great to take a picture, but otherwise not much to do. Location wise very central, whether nearby shopping in Myeongdong or Insadong, or a visit to the Palace, everything is in walking distance. Not a destination in itself but a good spot to take a picture when passing by,
Written 19 July 2020
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Clay S
Carleton Place, Canada35 contributions
Jan 2020
go to changing of the guard across the street at 2:20 pm daily well worth it. Done in asian ancient dressing and at the end you are encouraged to get pics with the dressed up staff !
Written 16 February 2020
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Rumples
Tucson, AZ11,721 contributions
Oct 2018 • Solo
As an architecture buff, I found Seoul's City Hall to be a most worthwhile stop. The modern 13-story glass-and-steel building opened in 2012 behind the old, stone city hall, now a library. Designed by You Kerl, the new building resembles a huge wave but borrows from elements of traditional Korean houses, such as the roof structure. Eco friendly, its features include a geothermal plant and rainwater for the cooling system.
Home for city government offices, the building also welcomes the general public for free in many areas. I started on the first floor and marveled at the vertical garden that climbs the inner wall to the seventh floor. Consisting of tens of thousands of plants, the garden was the largest in the world when the building opened. Its lower part, which I could see clearly, however, needs to have brown leaves removed. An art installation, "Metaseosa Seobeol," appears just inside the entrance by the garden. Its myriad white balloons represent Seoul's turbulent history, but the creation reminded me of giant grapes.
I took the glass elevator to the ninth-floor cafe, where artwork was displayed. Many people sat at small tables, drinking coffee or looking at phones. Two locals invited me to join them and shared many interesting stories about their city and its history.
Later, I descended to the basement level's
multipurpose space, which includes art exhibitions and design shops. I especially liked the glassed-in archaeology hall that exhibits items from the Joseon dynasty found during excavation of the site. A visitor information desk at this level had an English-speaking woman, who gave me details about the area in general.
Seoul City Hall offers a convenient stop for those visiting nearby Deoksugung Palace. The building is at the City Hall metro stop.
Home for city government offices, the building also welcomes the general public for free in many areas. I started on the first floor and marveled at the vertical garden that climbs the inner wall to the seventh floor. Consisting of tens of thousands of plants, the garden was the largest in the world when the building opened. Its lower part, which I could see clearly, however, needs to have brown leaves removed. An art installation, "Metaseosa Seobeol," appears just inside the entrance by the garden. Its myriad white balloons represent Seoul's turbulent history, but the creation reminded me of giant grapes.
I took the glass elevator to the ninth-floor cafe, where artwork was displayed. Many people sat at small tables, drinking coffee or looking at phones. Two locals invited me to join them and shared many interesting stories about their city and its history.
Later, I descended to the basement level's
multipurpose space, which includes art exhibitions and design shops. I especially liked the glassed-in archaeology hall that exhibits items from the Joseon dynasty found during excavation of the site. A visitor information desk at this level had an English-speaking woman, who gave me details about the area in general.
Seoul City Hall offers a convenient stop for those visiting nearby Deoksugung Palace. The building is at the City Hall metro stop.
Written 11 November 2018
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Mik1mak
Trenton, Michigan31 contributions
Jun 2016 • Friends
The new Seoul City Hall captures the modern archetecture theme very prevalent throughout the city. The facade features a huge screen and rounded glistening curves. The city has preserved Old City Hall which is located immediately adjacent.
Written 7 June 2016
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