Seoul City Wall
The Seoul City Wall or Hanyang Doseong (한양도성) is a defensive wall first built by the King Taejo of Joseon dynasty to defend the downtown area of Joseon's capital city Hanseong.
The Seoul City Wall or Hanyang Doseong (한양도성) is a defensive wall first built by the King Taejo of Joseon dynasty to defend the downtown area of Joseon's capital city Hanseong. It was designated as a Historic Site of South Korea in 1963, and is currently a tourist attraction around Downtown Seoul.
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Worth seeing in and around Seoul City Wall
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Changdeokgung
Changdeokgung is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Site of South Korea, it is among the best preserved of all Korean palaces.
1.7 km · palace in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 02Gyeongbokgung
Gyeongbokgung is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1395, it was the first royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, and is now one of the most significant tourist attractions in the country.
2.9 km · palace in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 03Jongmyo
Jongmyo is a Confucian royal ancestral shrine in the Jongno District of Seoul, South Korea. It was originally built during the Joseon period for memorial services for deceased kings and queens.
1.3 km · royal Confucian shrine in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 04Korea University
Korea University is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea University also maintains a satellite campus in Sejong City.
2.8 km · university in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 05Namdaemun
Main gate of Seoul fortress; one of The Four Great Gates (cardinal) as one of The Eight Gates of Seoul as part of the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea
3.3 km · Wikipedia - 06Deoksugung
Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung Palace, is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. It was the main palace during the Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction.
3 km · palace · Wikipedia - 07Namsan Seoul Tower
Namsan Seoul Tower, also known as the YTN Seoul Tower, Namsan Tower, Seoul Tower or N Seoul Tower, is a communication and observation tower located on the summit of Namsan in central Seoul, South Korea. The 236-metre-tall structure was the nation’s first tower servicing multiple TV and radio broadcasters, and is considered a landmark and symbol of the city.
3 km · communications tower in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 08Sungkyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University is a private research university with campuses in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea. The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan founded in 1398 in central Seoul.
2 km · private university in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea · Wikipedia - 09Hanyang University
Hanyang University is a private research university in Seoul and Ansan, South Korea. Hanyang derives from the former name of the capital Seoul used during the Joseon period.
3.7 km · private research university in South Korea · Wikipedia - 10Changgyeonggung
Changgyeonggung is a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. The palace was built in the mid-15th century by King Sejong for his father, Taejong.
1.3 km · palace · Wikipedia
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Getting to Seoul City Wall
- Airports
- Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 19 km · Incheon (ICN), 51 km · Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 105 km
- Stations
- Seoul Station, 3.9 km · Dongdaemun Station, 300 m · Jonggak Station, 2.3 km · Jongno 3-ga Station, 1.5 km · Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, 900 m
- Seoul → Seoul City Wall3 km · quickest by road, 7 min · ₩335–445
- Cheongju → Seoul City Wall112 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · ₩15,100–20,100
- Gonghang-ro → Seoul City Wall318 km · quickest by air, 4h 20m · ₩119,880–185,130
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No local-transport research exists yet for Seoul City Wall
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Seoul City Wall. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are ferry services to various points in China from the neighboring port city of Incheon.
- Get inNo services run from Japan to Seoul; many Koreans take the coach, KTX or SRT trains to Busan, where several ferry and hydrofoil options are available.
- Go nextMany tour companies offer DMZ tours which is a day trip from Seoul, the highlight of which is a village lying in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.
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Next door to Seoul City Wall
Seoul City Wall is 3 km from Seoul, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.