The Shinsegae Main Store in Seoul features a massive, wrap-around digital screen that pulses with high-definition art during the winter months. Before it became a modern luxury hub, the site housed the Mitsukoshi Department Store, which…
Myeongdong Streets and Cathedral
We will walk through the high-energy heart of Seoul, tracing its historic evolution from a luxury retail hub and Chinese enclave to its iconic street food avenues and majestic cathedral.
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1. Shinsegae Department Store Main Store
2. Embassy of People's Republic of China, Seoul
The embassy stands behind a high, black iron fence topped with cameras and guards. It is a dense, gray fortress of concrete that replaced the old Qing dynasty consulate that occupied this corner for over a century. When diplomatic…
3. Myeongdong Theater
The Myeongdong Theater features a striking, curved glass facade that leans forward over the sidewalk like a wave. Completed in nineteen thirty-six, the building served as the Meiji-za theater during the Japanese colonial period, showing…
4. Myeongdong Night Market
Rows of stainless steel food carts line the center of these streets after the sun goes down, filling the air with the scent of buttered lobster and toasted sugar. Myeongdong became a fashion and commerce hub in the nineteen seventies,…
5. Myeongdong Kyoja
The yellow sign with bold, red characters above the glass doors marks Myeongdong Kyoja. This noodle house has occupied the same corner since nineteen sixty-six. While other restaurants in the neighborhood rotate through concepts and menus,…
6. Myeong-dong Cathedral
The pointed, reddish-brown brick facade of Myeong-dong Cathedral stands out against the surrounding glass office towers. Completed in eighteen ninety-eight, this Gothic structure was the first brick church built in Korea. Father Eugene…