Gwanghwamun Gate stands out with its triple-arched stone base topped by a two-story wooden pavilion painted in vivid crimson, gold, and green. As the main entrance to Gyeongbokgung Palace, it marked the boundary between the king’s private…
Gwanghwamun to Cheonggyecheon
Walk Seoul's grand civic boulevard from the historic palace gates to the peaceful, sunken waters of Cheonggyecheon Stream.
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1. Gwanghwamun Gate
2. Statue of King Sejong the Great
The seated bronze figure of King Sejong the Great faces south over the center of Seoul. He holds a scroll in one hand, marking the fifteenth-century creation of Hangul, the Korean alphabet. Before his decree, people relied on complex…
3. Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin
The statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin stands seventeen meters tall in the center of Sejong-ro, gripping his sword with a gaze directed toward the Japanese embassy. Cast in bronze, the figure commemorates the naval commander who defeated…
4. Cheonggye Plaza
A spiral sculpture of red and blue, known as the Spring, marks the entrance to Cheonggye Plaza. It sits at the starting point of the Cheonggyecheon, a stream that flows through the heart of downtown Seoul. For decades, the water here was…
5. Mojeon Bridge
The Mojeon Bridge features a simple, modern design that spans the Cheonggyecheon stream, marked by its clean lines and stone-paved pedestrian paths. It gets its name from a neighborhood that once housed a specialized market for grass-woven…
6. Gwangtonggyo Bridge
Gwangtonggyo Bridge stands out because of the intricate stone carvings decorating its side panels, which feature vivid relief images of dragons and lotus flowers. During the Joseon Dynasty, this was the primary thoroughfare for the royal…
7. Samilgyo
Three stone arches support Samilgyo, a bridge spanning the Cheonggyecheon stream in central Seoul. It stands as a concrete mark of the city's modern infrastructure, named for the March First Independence Movement of nineteen nineteen. When…