Dongdaemun_History_&_Culture_Park

Dongdaemun History & Culture Park

Dongdaemun History & Culture Park

Park in Seoul, South Korea

Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (Korean: 동대문역사문화공원) is a park in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It is on the location of the former Dongdaemun Stadium.[1][2]

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It is open throughout the year, at all hours. From 7 pm until midnight, there is a garden of artificial roses with lights in them that are lit up.[1] The park is accessible from the Dongdaemun History & Culture Park station of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.[3]

The park contains a number of attractions, including the Yigansumun Water Gate, the Dongdaemun History Museum, the Dongdaemun Excavation Site Exhibition Hall, Dongdaemun Stadium Memorial, an event hall, and the Dongdaemun Design Plaza.[1]

When the stadium was being demolished, 1,000 relics and 44 building sites, with the oldest being from the Joseon period, were uncovered.[1]

  • An aerial view of the former stadium before it was replaced by the park (August 2005)
  • Electric roses lit up at night (2015)

References

  1. [1]
    "Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (동대문역사문화공원)". VISITKOREA. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  2. [2]
    비, 봉덕 (2021-06-11). "서울의 시간을 걷는 길…동대문 역사문화 명소를 찾아서". mediahub.seoul.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  3. [3]
    Min-sik, Yoon (2022-06-09). "[Subway Stories] Melting pot of culture, shopping and tourism in Dongdaemun". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-26.


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