Seoul City Wall 2014

SEOUL CITY WALL
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Things to Remember when Visiting Seoul City Wall

Seoul City Wall is a precious cultural heritage that harmonizes nature and humanity, tradition and modernity.
Many cultural heritage sites are located around the Seoul City Wall.
Visitors are sure enjoy their outings even more if they visit these additional attractions
The natural environment of the four inner mountains is also a valuable heritage.
It is prohibited to take or use any inflammable materials in these mountains.
Please show consideration for the inhabitants of the nearby residential areas.
As there are no parking lots near the Seoul City Wall, please use public transport.
ISBN 979-11-5621-190-7
Seoul
City Wall
Contents
What is Seoul City Wall?
Seoul City Wall Hiking Trails
04 The Seoul City Wall
16 Baegak Mountain Trails
06 Embracing History
18 Baegak Trail 1 : Changuimun Gate Baegak Gokseong
08 Cradling the Life
20 Baegak Trail 2 : Baegak Gokseong Waryong Park
10 Looking forward to the future
22 Baegak Trail 3 : Waryong Park Hyehwamun Gate
12 Beautiful Seoul City Wall

14 Complete Map of Seoul City Wall
24 Naksan Mountain / Heunginjimun Gate Trails

26 Naksan Trail 1: Hyehwamun Naksan Park Cultural Plaza
28 Naksan Trail 2: Naksan Park Cultural Plaza Heunginjimun Gate
30 Heunginjimun Trail: Heunginjimun Jangchung Gymnasium
32 Namsan(Mongmyeoksan) Mountain / Sungnyemun(Namdaemun) Gate Trail

34 Namsan(Mongmyeoksan) Trail 1 : Jangchung Gymnasium Namsan Park Bus Stop
36 Namsan(Mongmyeoksan) Trail 2 : Namsan Park Bus Stop Baekbeom Square
38 Sungnyemun(Namdaemun) Trail : Baekbeom Square Site of Donuimun Gate
40 Inwangsan Mountain Trails

42 Inwangsan Trail 1 : Site of Donuimun Inwangsan Gokseong
44 Inwangsan Trail 2 : Inwangsan Gokseong Changuimun
Information on Seoul City Wall

46 Seoul City Wall in Old Paintings and Pictures
48 Tourist Attractions around Seoul City Wall accessible by Subway
This is a part of a 19th-century folding screen that depicts the former site of the Gyeonggi Provincial
Governors Office. It is part of the Leeum Samsung Museum of Art Collection. The painting clearly
depicts Seoul City Wall, which extends across the Inwangsan Ridge from Donuimun Gate. Today a
stone post at the entrance to the Seoul Red Cross Hospital marks the site of the Gyeonggi Provincial
Governors Office.
49 Organizations related to Seoul City Wall

50 Tourist Attractions around Seoul City Wall
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03
What is
Seoul
City Wall?
Seoul
City Wall
[Historic Site No. 10]

N
Sukjeongmun
Gate
The wall, which follows the ridges of Baegak(Bugaksan), Naksan( Naktasan), Namsan(Mongmyeoksan) , and Inwangsan,
the four main mountains surrounding the center of Seoul, has been rebuilt several times since its initial construction in 1396. The
wall measures between 5 and 8m high and is 18.6km long, and it served as city wall for the longest time among the existing walls
in the world.
Seoul City Wall has four main gates and four auxiliary gates. The main gates are Heunginjimun, Donuimun, Sungnyemun
and Sukjeongmun, while the auxiliary gates are Hyehwamun, Souimun, Gwanghuimun and Changuimun. In addition, the five-arch
flood gate and two-arch floodgate to the south of Heunginjimun were built to transport water from Cheonggyecheon Stream to
outside the wall.
Changuimun
Gate
Hyehwamun
Gate
Heunginjimun
Gate
Site of W
Donuimun Gate
Gwanghuimun
Gate
Site of
Souimun Gate
Sungnyemun
(Namdaemun)
Gate
*Panoramic View of the Baegak Mountain Walking Trail by Seoul City Wall
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05
What is
Seoul
City Wall?
Embracing
History
Korean history is engraved in Seoul City Wall. The wall preserves a succession of building
technics and structure developed by the Korean people from the Three Kingdoms period onwards. It also shows
the whole process of building-technic development during Joseon.
Seoul City Wall was originally built about 620 years ago. The actual construction work continued
for 98 days, half in the winter and half in the summer of 1394. Some 197,400 people were mobilized for the
construction of the wall, which was divided into 97 sections of around 600 feet. The sections were named in the
order of the characters in the Thousand Character Classic, a primer for teaching Sino-Korean. Workers from same
counties and prefectures were assigned to a specific section. Originally, wall sections on flat ground were built of
rammed earth, while those on mountainous terrain were built of stone. However, in 1422, the earthen sections of
the wall were replaced with stone as well. In 1704, another massive restoration and rebuilding project was carried
out, as parts of the wall had collapsed over the course of time. And since then several restorations have been carried
out, too. During the construction of the wall, records of the works were inscribed on the stone blocks of the wall.
Seoul City Wall lost a large part of its former appearance during the countrys modernization.
In 1899, the first tram lines were built to connect Seoul with outlying communities, and the wall gates lost their
original function. Thereafter, the wall connected to the gates were demolished for the expansion of the citys road
networks from 1907. In the Japanese colonial period, Japanese governors deliberately dismantled the wall gates
or neglected to be damaged. Donuimun and Souimun Gate were dismantled and Gwanghuimun and Hyehwamun
Gate were seriously damaged. Also the wall was damaged in that local residents built their houses too near to it.
After Korean liberation from Japan, the wall continued to be damaged in the rush of modernization.
Reconstruction of Seoul City Wall began at a site around Sukjeongmun Gate, behind the
presidential residence, shortly after a unit of the North Korean Special Forces infiltrated Seoul on 21
January 1968. That project was extended to the entire wall section from 1974. However, the integrity of Seoul
City Wall was damaged in places as conservation and restoration works were overly focused on rejoining severed
sections. Seoul Metropolitan Government fully recognized these problems, and established the department
exclusively responsible for the wall, Seoul City Wall Division in September 2012. And the city government drew up
master plan for the conservation and management of Seoul City Wall in accordance with the criteria for UNESCO
World Heritage Sites in October 2013.
As of 2014, some 70% (12.8km) of entire Seoul City Wall has been restored, and Sukjeongmun,
Gwanghuimun, and Hyehwamun were rebuilt, although Gwanghuimun and Hyehwamun had to be put on
locations near their original sites.
*<National Treasure No.853> Suseon Jeondo (Complete Map of Seoul)

[1840s | by Kim Jeong-ho (presumed) | 82.5cmx 67.5cm | Korea University Museum Collection]
The term Suseon means the prime goodness, coming from shiji(, history book of Sima Qian). Suseon Jeondo is complete map of Seoul in Joseon, herein
the term Suseon is used to emphasis building of the prime goodness starts in Seoul".
[A stone block of the wall, inscribed as Gangjayukbaekcheok]

A Stone of the wall, written as Gangjayukbaekcheok was discovered in an embankment near the Namsan J-Gran House. The
stone block is the record of the constructon section and length.
The original position of this stone is unknown, as the embankment
was built with the stones acquired from the demolished wall.
[Excavation site of Seoul City Wall at the foot of Hoehyeon,

Namsan] In 2013, a section of the wall(94.1m), which had been
demolished in 1925 (during the Japanese Colonial Period) to
build the Joseon Shinto Shrine was excavated. This section of the
wall, built with both original stone blocks from the wall and new
stone blocks used for its repair, shows the layers of 600-years
history of the wall.
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07
What is
Seoul
City Wall?
Cradling
Life
Seoul City Wall, which protected Seoul for some 600 years, closely affected the daily life of
the people inside. Residents were informed of the opening and closing times of the city gates by the sound of
the bell hanging in Bosingak belfry on Jongno. The bell was struck thirty-three times to lift the curfew in the early
morning and twenty-eight times to announce the curfew in the evening. The gates of private houses were opened
and closed according to the tolling of the bell, so the opening and closing times of the city gates controlled the
rhythm of the citizens life.
Seoul City Wall was also a boundary between life and death. Everyone who died, whether king
or commoner, had to be buried outside the wall. Thus, living within the wall signified life itself to the people in
Seoul.
Seoul City Wall represented the capital itself. People headed towards the capital from countryside
would see the wall in the distance and realized they were nearing their destination. The wall meant something
different to the scholars who traveled to the capital to take the state examinations, success in which would land
them a government post. Some of those candidates, hoping to pass the exam, would walk around the entire wall.
This practice became popular among local residents and developed into a traditional amusement going around
the wall and enjoying the beautiful scenery.
Seoul City Wall helped unite the capital with its suburbs. Quarrying was prohibited inside the
wall, stones used for the wall had to be supplied from outside. Although the wall was built on the ridges of Mts.
Baegak, Nakta, Mongmyeok, and Inwang, the stone materials came from areas around Mts. Bukhansan and
Achasan outside the wall.
The capital defense system was anchored by Seoul City Wall. The wall alone was insufficient for
defending the capital. during times of external invasion or civil rebellion, the wall was never used for the purpose
of defense. Therefore, people commonly complained about all the work to build the wall in that is useless. On
September 11, 1971 in lunar calender, King Yeongjo proclaimed the decree on guarding the walls, declaring, In
an emergency, I will be the first to go up to the fortified wall to defend the city with the people. Moreover, the king
assigned each defense section to a community inside the wall so that they could protect their own section with
their own weapons in event of an emergency.
* Old Photo of Hyehwamun Gate | National Museum of Korea Collection
[Hyehwamun Gate] Hyehwamun from outside the wall.

Hyehwamun served as a passageway to city of Uijeongbu
and Pocheon from the capital.
*Ammun(Secret Path) on Naksan Mountain Hiking Trail of Seoul City Wall
[Naksan Mountain Trail] As the administrative district of

Seoul has expanded greatly, Seoul City Wall, which once
marked the boundary between Hanseongbu (Capital Prefecture in Joseon) and its outskirts 600 years ago, has now
become a cultural property in the center of Seoul.
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09
What is
Seoul
City Wall?
Looking Forward
To The Future
Seoul City Wall is the outcome of a succession of developments regarding the structure
and the techniques used to construct fortress walls on both mountainous terrain and flat ground since
Goguryeo. Seoul City Wall pairs royal palaces and fortress walls of Bukhansanseong and Namhansanseong,
which protected the capital city. The shape of the stone blocks and inscriptions on them indicate the construction
date and time period.
The wall construction in the reign

of King Taejo(1396)

of King Sejong(1422)

of King Sukjong (1704~)

of King Sunjo (1800~)
The wall were completed by two separate projects in January and August of
1396(lunar calender). The stone sections of the wall were built on mountainous terrain, while rammed earth
sections were constructed on flat
ground. Natural stones were shaped
for use in the construction of the wall.
The wall reconstruction project in January of 1422(lunar calender) replaced

the rammed earth sections with natural stones chiseled into kernel shape.
The stone blocks used in the rebuilding of the wall were made in a standardized size of 40~45cm in length and
width, preserving the wall more solid
than before.
Square(60cm x 60cm)stone blocks were used to construct the wall. Stone

blocks with character engravings can
be seen along the parapet. Research
into the inscriptions is ongoing.
Seoul City Wall was built along the natural topography around Seoul. Respect for nature is a
long-held tradition of the Korean people. Thus, the wall, which was built in this natural way, became a part of the
natural environment over time and a subject of culture and art.
Seoul City Wall is one of the worlds longest and oldest city walls. It is rare to find city walls
the size of Seoul City Wall in any city with a population of ten million people or more. Although some sections are
damaged, 70% of the entire length of the wall has been preserved or rebuilt.
Seoul City Wall was registered on UNESCOs World Heritage Tentative List on 23 November
2012. Getting Seoul City Wall listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is an expression of the Korean peoples
desire and resolution to preserve the natural and historical landscape of Seoul and to hand it down to future
generations. The most important factor in preserving any cultural heritage is the love by the residents who live with
that cultural heritage.
Baegak
Mountain
Site of Donuimun Gate
Inwangsan Mountain
* Panoramic view of Seoul from the Namsan Mountain Hiking Trail (Jamdubong Photo Island ) of the wall
Changuimun
Gate
Sukjeongmun
Gate
Hyehwamun
Gate
Naksan
Mountain
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11
What is
Seoul
City Wall?
Beautiful
Seoul City Wall
Tourist Attractions of Seoul City Wall
Wall around Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park, where
inscribed stone blocks are clearly in evidence.
Backstreet of Naksan Mountain Catholic University of

Korea, A Magnificent Atmosphere of Seoul City Wall
Wooden stairway to the east of Namsan, where can find

an original appearance in the reign of King Taejo
Backstreet of Jangchung Gymnasium, where can find

an original appearance in the reign of King Sejong
28p
26p
34p
34p
Along the wall are various stones bearing inscriptions. At

the wall around the entrance to Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park, these
stone blocks were replaced together during the maintenance of the wall.
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the names of the counties and prefectures
in charge of constructing the section were written, while in the 15th
century the name and position of the supervisors and lead technicians
were engraved on the stone blocks.
From within the wall, only a roof of the wall, roughly the
shoulder height of a man, can be seen. The hiking circuit path of the
wall on the Naksan Trail is arranged outside the wall so that visitors can
appreciate magnificence and solidness of the wall at a glance.
Built in the reign of King Taejo, the section of the wall

beside the wooden stairway, which runs along the eastern ridge of
Namsan, still looks like it did 600 years ago.
In the reign of King Sejong, the natural stones used to

build the wall were chiseled into kernel shapes. A section of the wall
built in this way remains well preserved in the backstreet of Jangchung
Gymnasium. Many inscribed stone blocks can also be seen in this section.
Night View from Naksan

Seoul City Wall, a Grand Addition to the Citys Nightscape
Beautiful Views around Seoul City Wall

Harmony between Sungnyemun Gate and the Dense
Forest of Buildings. Seoul City Wall in downtown area,
which becomes more familiar to the citizens
Magnificent View with Mountains

Seoul City Wall Blends in with Nature along the Ridge
of Baegak Mountain
Harmony between City and Nature

Seoul City Wall - Embracing Seoul and Its population
of ten million
38p
18p
44p
28p
The section of the wall on flat ground around city stands

in harmony with the dense forest of buildings in downtown area. It is a
wonderful cultural heritage that is easily accessible anytime. This photo
shows the right- and left-hand sides of the wall and Sungnyemun, which
was destroyed by fire in 2008 and restored in 2013.
The section of the wall that follows the ridges of Mounts

Baegak and Inwangsan has become a part of the natural surroundings,
creating a sublime view. This photo of the wall was taken from Baegak
Gokseong.
Looking down at Inwangsan from Inwang Gokseong(roundprojected fortress wall), it is possible to imagine the picturesque view of
old Seoul City Wall stretching along the foothills of Inwangsan and gently
folding the downtown area, The photo shows the newly-restored section
of the wall along the western ridgeline of Inwangsan.
Lights have been installed along the Naksan Trail, making

it an excellent place to enjoy a stroll even in the evening. If you follow the
circuit path to the top, you can admire night view of Seoul, as seen in this
photo of the wall taken from the top of Naksan.
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13
Cheongun-dong
g-ro
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Malbawi Information Center
Bukchon Hanok Village
Gahoe-dong
Samcheong Park
National Folk Museum of Korea
cheon
Guksadang Shrine of
Inwangsan

Paiwha Girls' High School
Hanok Village to the

West of
Gyeongbokgung
Palace
Hyoja-ro
Inwangsan
Seonbawi Rock

Sajik-dong
Park Nosu's House (Jongno Park

No-soo Art Museum)
( )
Inwangsan Gokseong

(339m)
Inwangsan Mt.
Cheong Wa Dae
o
Che ngwadae-ro
(342m)
()
Baegak Mt.
Baegangmaru
January 21, Pine Tree

1.21
Choi Sayoungs House in Mapo

300m
Changgyeonggung
Palace
Daehan Medical Center

(Seoul National Univ.
Hospital Institute)
(
)
Myeongnyun
-dong
da
mil
(124m)
Naksan Mt.
Changsin-dong
Samseon-dong
Hyehwamun Gate
Samseon Middle School
Seoul Science
High School
Seoul Global High School
Waryong Park
24p
The Official Residence

of the Seoul mayors
Sungkyunkwan Univ.
4

Hansung Univ. Station

Former Prime Minister
Johan. M. Chang's House
Hahn Moo Sook House

in Myeongnyun-dong

Catholic Univ. of Korea
Seoul Munmyo Confucian Poem Korea Museum
(Songsin Campus)
Shrine and Sungkyunkwan
Museum of Korea Straw and
Plant Handicraft
Sangmyung Art Hall
Samseon Sangsang
Children's Park
Daemyeong Street

Ilseok Memorial Hall
Chundangji Ministry of Culture, Seoul Theater Center

Jangsu Village
Sports & Tourism
Changdeokgung
Pond
Hansung Univ
Palace
4
Naksan Park
Hyehwa Station Cultural Plaza
DIY Workshop
Marronnier Park
in Jangsu Village
Seoul National Univ. Hospital

Sangheo Lee Taejuns House

Seongnagwon Garden

Seongbuk-gu Museum of Art
Manhae Han Yongun

Lee Jongseoks Villa Seonjamdan Altar Site in Seoul
Simujang House
in Seongbuk-dong

Choi Sunu House in Seongbuk-dong
Kansong Art Museum

Bukjeong Village
Yulgok-ro
Sukjeongmun
Information Center
Samcheonggak
Gilsangsa Temple
Seongbuk-dong
16 p Baegak Mountain Trail: Changuimun Gate ~ Hyehwamun Gate [4.7km, 3 hours]
Bugak Palgakjeong Pavilion
Sukjeongmun Gate
Cheongundae
Baegak Gokseong

Gyeonggi Commercial High School
Seosijeong Pavilion
Yun Dong-ju Hill

Inwangsan Peak

Suseongdong Valley of Inwangsan

Inwangsan
Gichabawi Rock

Bangye Yun Eungryeol's Villa

Site of Prince Anpyeong Lee

Yongs House

Jaha
o
mun-r
Sam
Sa
Jang
Daehak-ro
Changgye
ero
Ujeongguk-ro
Sejong-daero
Sungnyemun (Namdaemun) Trail: Baekbeom Square ~ Site of Donuimun Gate [1.8km, 1 hour]
Hangan
g-daero
Cheong
pa-ro
[ Namdaemun ]
* National Treasure No. 1
(Old photo of Donuimun| National Museum of
Korea Collection)
Sungnyemun
Donuimun
[ Seodaemun ]
* The gate was demolished & buried in
1915 during the Japanese Colonial Period.
Sukjeongmun
[ Bukdaemun, Sukcheongmun ]
[ Honghwamun ]
Hyehwamun
(Old photo of Souimun | National Museum of

Korea Collection)
[ Sodeokmun ]
* The gate was demolished & buried in
1914 during the Japanese Colonial Period.
Souimun
Four Auxiliary Gates of Seoul City Wall
[ Sigumun / Sugumun ]
Gwanghuimun
Namsan (Mongmyeoksan) Mountain

:Jangchung Gymnasium
Trail /
~ Baekbeom
Square [4.2km, 3 hours]
Site of Namsomun Gate

[ Jahamun ]
Changuimun
Maebongsan Park
-ro
[ Dongdaemun ]
* National Treasure No. 1
Heunginjimun
32p
(270m)
()
Other
Areas
Namsan
(Mongmyeoksan) Mt.
Do
Huam-dong
Dasan-dong
Green
Belt
-ro
o
gh
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
ong
Mt.
Sog
n-r
sa
Jangchung-dong
Gwanghuimun
Gate
Heunginjimun
Gate
Da
Hoehyeon
-dong
Pil-dong
Sungnyemun Gate
(Namdaemun)
gdan
Namdaemun-ro
Myeong-dong
Dongho-ro
chun
Jungnim-dong
Site of Souimun Gate

Site of Donuimun
Gate

Ihwa-dong
Heunginjimun Gate Trail: Heunginjimun Gate ~ Jangchung Gymnasium (1.8km, 1 hour)
Four Main Gates of Seoul City Wall
Inwangsan Mountain Trail: Site of Donuimun Gate ~ Changuimun Gate [4km, 2 hours 30 minutes]
ro
Insa-dong
onggung-
Gyonam-dong
Muak-dong
Gwanghwamun Station
Korea National Ihwajang
Unhyeongung Palace
Sewing Village in
Open Univ.
House
Sajik Neighborhood Park
Sajik-ro
Changsin-dong

(Site of Quarry)
Gyeongbokgung Station
Anguk Station
Ihwa Village
( )
Seodaemun Prison
National Museum of Korean

Jongmyo
Shrine
History Hall
Dilkusha
Jogyesa
Contemporary

(Tailor's House)
Seoul Cith Wall Museum
Temple
History
Sungkok Art Museum
Nakwon Music
(Seoul Design Support Center)
( )
Instrument Mall
()
Dongnimmun Hong Nanpa's House
Sejong Center for
Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park

in Hongpa-dong
Station
the Performing Arts
Tapgol Park
Gyeonghuigung
1
Dongdaemun Station 1 4
Seoul
History
30p
Woram Neighborhood Park
Palace
Museum S a e m u n a n - r o Gwanghwamun 1
Jongno 5(0)ga Station
Jong-ro
Site of Ogansumun
Sewoon
Dongdaemun Market
5
Jongno 3(sam)ga
Station
Jonggak Station
Shopping
Mall
Floodgate
Bosingak Belfry
Station
Doosan Tower

Pyounghwa Market
3
Gyeonggyojang House
Dongdaemun History
Cheonggye Plaza
Bangsan Market National Medical
&Culture Park
Hullyeonwon Park
Center
(Site of Old Dongdaemun
Kangbuk Samsung
Chungdong First
Stadium)
Seoul City Hall
Medical Center
Methodist Church
(New City Hall)
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)
()
Eulji-ro
Euljiro 1(il)ga Station

Euljiro 4(sa)ga Station
Ewha Girls'
Deoksugung
( )
Seoul Plaza
3 Euljiro 3(sam)ga Station
2 4 5
4
Hwangudan
Palace
High School
3
Seodaemun
Dongdaemun
Dongdaemun History & Culture

Altar
Station
Park Station
History Museum
City Hall Station
1398
1398
Myeongdong
Cathedral

Myeong-dong
Main building of
Jungang-ro
Bank of Korea
1
Hoam Art Hall

Chungmuro Station
T o e g y e - r o 4
Jangchung-dong Jokbal Alley
Shinsegae Department Store(HQ)
Myeongdong
Seosomun History Park

Station
Namdaemun
Bus Stop
Subway
Subway Exit
Sindang-dong
Jangchungdan
Park
Market
Line 2 City Hall
Namsangol Hanok Village
Dongguk Univ.
Catholic Church
Line 4 City Hall

Station
Dongguk Univ.

Hoehyeon
Station
Wall Gate
Mountain
Scenic Views
Jangchung Gymnasium
Soongeui Women's College
SK Namsan Bldg.
Son Keechung SportsDemolished
Park
&
SK
City Wall
Secret Path Buried Section
Baekbeom Square
38p
Seokhojeong(Archery Range)
Namsan Cable Car Station

Gye Air
Namsan J-Gran House
Baegak
Naksan
Heunginjimun
Patriot Ahn Jung-geun
Yaksu Station
Wedding & Party
Seoul Station
Section
Section
Section
Site of Mongmyeoksan
Memorial Hall
Jangchung
National
Theater
Beacon Mound

Middle&
of Korea
S o w o l - r o Namsan Palgakjeong

High School
Namsan
Sungnyemun
Inwangsan
Pavillion
Section
Section
Section

N Seoul Tower
Banyan Tree Club
N
& Spa Seoul
Entryway
Park Path
Road
&
40p
Changuimun Gate
Changuimun Information Center

GENERAL
MAP Buam-dong
OF
SEOUL
CITY WALL
Bekseokdongcheon
in Buam-dong

Pyeongchang-dong
Naksan Mountain Trail: Hyehwamun Gate ~ Heunginjimun Gate [2.1km, 1 hour]
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What is
Seoul
City Wall?
-ro
Baegak
Mounatain
Trail
Baegak Mounatain Trail
Changuimun Gate Hyehwamun Gate
Trail
Distance
<Baegaksan and its vicinity, Seoul; Scenic Site No. 67>
4.7km
about 3 hours
Duration
The Baegak Trail runs from Changuimun to Hyehwamun, and crosses Baegak (Bugaksan, 342m), which was the main
mountain of Seoul four inner mountains in old Seoul according to geomantic theory and the highest one among them. After a unit
of North Korean Special Forces infiltrated Seoul in 1968, public access to this area was limited for about forty years. It was finally
reopened to the public in 2007.
Link to the Home Page
Opening hours : Closed every Monday. If a national holiday falls on a Monday, it will be closed on Tuesday.
Summer (Mar. ~ Oct.) 09:00~16:00, Winter (Nov. ~ Feb.) 10:00~15:00
Notice : Visitors should present their identification card at the information centers of Changuimun, Sukjeongmun, and Malbawi.
Bus Stop
Baegak
Chotdaebawi Rock

YooGeum Museum

1.21
Baegangmaru

mu
ha
Samcheong Park
Myeongnyun-dong
n-
ro

of the Seoul mayors

Gyeonggi Commercial
High School
Sungkyunkwan Univ.
Hahn Moo Sook House

18p
Cheongun-dong
Samseon Middle
School
Waryong Park
Seoul Science
High School
-r
(342m)
Seoul Global
High School
uk
Ja
Choi Sunu House in

Seongbuk-dong

gb
Seosijeong
Pavilion
Seonjamdan Altar
Site in Seoul
Sungbuk
Elementary School
Hongik High School Attached to

Hongik Univ.
()
Other
Areas
Bukjeong Village
Baegak Mt.
Yun Dong-ju Hill

Bangye Yun
Eungryeol's Villa

Kansong
Art Museum
Green
Belt
on
Yun Dong-ju Literary Police Commissioner

Museum
Choi Gyusik Statue
Manhae Han Yongun

Simujang House

Lee Jongseoks Villa in

Seongbuk-dong

Road
Se
Site of Prince Anpyeong

Lee Yongs House


Park Path
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Mt.
Scenic Views
Demolished &
Entryway
Seongnagwon Garden
Samcheonggak
Cheongundae
Changuimun
Information Center

Choi Sayoungs House

in Mapo

Sukjeongmun Gate
Sukjeongmun
Information Center

Sanmotungi Caf
Changuimun Gate
Mountain
City Wall
Gilsangsa Temple
Buam-dong
Ammun(Secret Path)
Wall Gate
Baegak Gokseong

Whanki Museum
Subway Exit
Line 2 City Hall
Seongbuk-dong
150m
Seokpajeong Pavillion
(Seoul Museum)
()
Subway
Line 1 City Hall
Bekseokdongcheon in Buam-dong

20p
22p
Sungbosa Shrine
Seoul Munmyo Confucian Shrine and

Sungkyunkwan

Hyehwamun Gate
4
Hansung Univ. Station
Former Prime Minister Johan. M. Chang's

House in Myeongnyun-dong

Poem Korea
Museum
Hyehwa-dong Community
Service Center
(Former Han Soje's House)
( )
Catholic Univ. of Korea16

(Songsin Campus)
17
Baegak
Mounatain
Trail
Bus Stop
Subway
Subway Exit
Line 1 City Hall
Line 2 City Hall
Wall Gate
City Wall
Link to the
Mobile Application
Bekseokdongcheon
in Buam-dong

Mountain
Demolished &
Entryway
Bugak Skyway
Mt.
Scenic Views
Park Path
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Green
Belt
Changuimun Gate Baegak Gokseong
Distance
1.7km
Duration
about 1 hour 20 minutes
Notice : Photography might be restricted in some areas, and visitors must bring their ID with them. (Sections where ID must be
presented:Information centers of Changuimun, Sukjeongmun, and Malbawi
Transportation : [Changuimun] Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 3 Green bus No. 7212, 1020 or 7022 Get off the bus off
Jahamungogae Ridge 2 minutes on foot
Road
Other
Areas
Changuimun Gate~Baegak Gokseong[1.7km, about 1 hour 20 minutes]

Bugak Palgakjeong
Pavilion
[ Changuimun ]
<Historic Site No. 149> Changuimun, situated on the

northwest section of the wall, between mounts Inwangsan and Baegak, is
the only auxiliary gate whose gate tower has survived to the present day.
This gate tower was destroyed in 1592 during the war against Japan,
and was reconstructed in 1741. Changuimun is now also known as
Jahamun, since the scenery around the gate seems similar to that of
scenic site Jahadong in Gaegyeong, the capital of Goryeo.
Baegak Gokseong

Sangmyung Univ.
Trail
[ Baegakmaru ] Baegakmaru is the highest

point of the wall; a stone post inscribed with
Baegak, Altitude of 342m stands there. During
the first construction project, the whole length
of the wall was divided into 97 sections, which
were named in the order of the characters in the
Thousand Character Classic. The first section
was called Cheon (; sky) and the last one Jo
(; condolences). Baegakgmaru is the first Cheon
(; sky) section of the wall.
Ja
ha
mu
Ammun(Secret Path)
n-
Buam-dong
ro
[ January 21, Pine tree ] There is a pine tree on the circuit path
running down towards Cheongundae from Baegakmaru(top of mountain).
This approximately 200-year-old pine tree bears the traces of about fifteen
bullets made during the gun battle between the South Korean military and
police and the North Korean Special Forces unit, who infiltrated Korea on
January 21, 1968. From this spot, a wide panorama between Bukhansan
Mountain and Baegak spreads out beyond the wall.
Sanmotungi Caf
Seokpajeong Pavillion
(Seoul Museum)
()
Whanki Museum
YooGeum Museum
Another Story about Changuimun
Cheongundae
Drawing on the arch ceiling A phoenix is engraved on the front of

Hongye(half-arched door similar to rainbow) on Changuimun, and another one
is painted on the ceiling. However, there is popular saying that they are not
phoenixes but chickens. As the topography outside Changuimun resembles a
centipede, the chickens are put on there as the natural enemy of centipede to
keep the balance of surrounding topography.
Changuimun Gate
Buam-dong Community
Service Center

Buam-dong Community
Service Center

Changuimun
Information Center

Jahamun Tunnel

Dolphin Rest Area

[ Seokpajeong Pavillion (Seoul Museum) ]
Police Commissioner
Choi Gyusik Statue
Yun Dong-ju
Literary Museum
northwest to the Changuimun. Seokpajeong, a beautifully-constructed

traditional Korean house dating from the mid-19th century, was the
residence of Emperor Gojongs farther. There were seven buildings,
but now only the Anchae (main house), Sarangchae (guesthouse),
and Byeolchae (separate building) remain. The remaining buildings
became part of the Seoul Museum of Art, where visitors can see some
100 paintings by Korean modern and contemporary artists including
Lee Jungseob, Park Sookeun, Cheon Gyeongja, Kim Gichang, and Oh
Chigyun.
()
(342m)
Ch
an
Seosijeong Pavilion
gu
im
un
-r
Jahamun Tunnel

Cheongun Park
Jaha
mun
-ro
Gyeonggi Commercial
High School
Cheong-un
Middle School
Negara Brunei Darussalam

Embassy
Cheongun-dong
N
Kyungbock High School
Chungwoon Elementary School
* Seongbuk-gu viewed from Gokseong
<Tangible Cultural
Property No. 26>Seokpajeong and Seoul Museum are situated in the
Baegak Mt.
Yun Dong-ju Hill

the wall which exist in Inwangsan and Baegak. Only Baegak Gokseong
is open to the public, and it is one of the best places to admire the
mountainous topography of Seoul.
Baegangmaru
Jahamungogae Ridge

Lee Yongs House

Bangye
Yun Eungryeol's Villa


1.21
Baegak Rest Area

[ Baegak Gokseong ] Gokseongs are rounded, projecting sections of
100m
What you
need to
know about
the wall
[ Circuit path of the Wall outside Ammun ] There used to be a circuit where soldiers would
patrol around the inside and outside of the wall during the Joseon. Ammun is a small doorway
used for patrol and maintenance of the wall.
Guide to
Circuit
Path of the
Wall
[ Walk along the Wall ] Changuimun Gate Changuimun Information Center Dolphin Rest Area Baegak Rest Area Baegangmaru January 21,

Pine Tree Cheongundae Ammun(Secret Path) Baegak Gokseong (1 hour 20 minutes on foot)
[ Recommended Walks ] Police Commissioner Choi Gyusik Statue Yun Dong-ju Literary Museum YooGeum Museum Seokpajeong Pavillion (Seoul
Museum) Whanki Museum Changuimun (1 hour on foot)
18
19
Pyeongchang-dong
Baegak
Mounatain
Trail
Bus Stop
Subway
Subway Exit
Line 1 City Hall

Line 2 City Hall
Wall Gate
Mountain
Scenic Views
Entryway
Mt.
Buam-dong
Park Path
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Green
Belt
Distance
1.8km
Duration
about 1 hour
City Wall
Link to the
Mobile Application
Baegak Gokseong Malbawi Information Center
Notice : Photography might be restricted in some areas, and visitor must bring IDs with them. (Sections where IDs must be presented:
Information centers of Changuimun, Sukjeongmun, and Malbawi)
Transportation : [Sukjeongmun Information Center] Hansung Univ. Station Exit 6 Green bus No. 1111 or 2112 Get off at Seoul
Myungsu School 20 minutes on foot

[Malbawi Information Center] 1) Anguk Station Exit 2 Jongno Town Bus No. 02 Get off at the Sungkyunkwan
Univ. Back Gate 20 minutes on foot

2) Gwanghwamun Station Exit 2 Jongno Town Bus No. 11 Get off at Samcheong

Park 20 minutes on foot
Demolished &
Seongbuk-dong
Trail
Road
Other
Areas
Malbawi Information Center~Waryong Park [1km , about 30 minutes]
Baegak Gokseong

[ Sukjeongmun Gate ] Sukjeongmun, situated on the north side
[ Malbawi Information Center and Scenic Views ] Malbawi is
of the wall, is the only remaining gate whose sides are still connected
with the wall. Built in 1976, the gate tower was an entirely new addition
to the wall.
a large rock in Samcheong Park. There are two opinions about the origin
of the rocks name because of its different meanings in the same sound.
Some said that the word "Mal" means "the last one" because the rock is
positioned at the foot of Baegak, while others said that it means "horse"
as people tethered their horses to the rock.
There are two exellent view points around Malbawi; one directs to
Seongbuk-gu, another directs to Jongno-gu. To get to the points , it
needs to carefully check the signs since the main trail splits into several
different places such as the Sukjeongmun Information Center, Malbawi
Information Center, Samcheong Park, and Waryong Park.
Headspring,
Seongbukcheon Stream

Sukjeongmun Gate
Baegak
Chotdaebawi Rock

Samcheonggak
Seongbuk Friendship Place
Sukjeongmun
Information Center

Myungsu
School
Samcheong Tunnel

Scenic Views
(To Seongbuk-gu)
( )
Samseongyo
Baegak Gokseong ~ Malbawi Information Center [800m , about 30 minutes]
[ Bukchon Hanok Village ] Bukchon, an old community located
Scenic Views
(To Jongno-gu)
( )
Bukjeong Village

Samcheong Park
Samcheong Park
Another Story about Sukjeongmun
The Board of Audit

and Inspection of Korea
Waryong Park
Sungkyunkwan Univ.
Back Gate
Bukchon Museum
The Han Sang Soo

Embroidery Museum

Gyeongbokgung
Palace
Jeongdok Public Library
Jaedong Elementary
School Tourist
Information Center
National Museum of Modern

Anguk Station
and Contemporary
Bukchon Traditional
Art, Korea, Seoul Yun Posun's House
Culture Center
in Anguk-dong
Beomnyeonsa
Temple Constitutional Court
of Korea
Samcheong Park
Changdeokgung
Palace
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Stat
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Samcheong Park
Malbawi Walking Trail

Samcheong-dong
Owl Museum
Why is Sukjeongmun always closed? In Asia, the north traditionally

represents shadows, darkness, and femininity, while the south represents light,
masculinity, and brightness. Regarding the topography of Seoul, the north side
of the city is characterized by hillside and the south side is low-lying ground, so
it is said that yin, or feminine, energy is stronger. Thus, Sukjeongmun, the north
gate usually remains closed except in times of severe drought.
There was also a popular saying that if Sukjeongmun was opened, the local
women would become lustful. In the Chines Classic mulberry was often
reffered to the dating place. Coincidentally, there were some facilities related
to mulberry outside Sukjeongmun such as Seonjamdan , being used to pray
for a rich silkworm harvest. It might be one of the reason that people referred
Sukjeongmun to those sayings.
Sungkyunkwan Univ.
The Board of Audit

and Inspection of Korea
100m
between Palace of Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung, was residential

area to royal family members as well as the families of high government
officials in Joseon. In this area, different types of several hundred Korean
traditional houses(hanok) clustered together, including Yun Posun's
House in Anguk-dong, which was built towards the end of the Joseon.
Most of the houses were built in the 1910s and 1920s or, in the case of
the urban-style hanok, from the 1930s.
Guide to
Circuit
Path of the
Wall
[ Walk along the Wall ] Baegak Gokseong Baegak Chotdaebawi Rock Sukjeongmun Gate Malbawi Information Center Scenic Views

Waryong Park (1hour on foot)
[ Recommended Walks 1 ] Anguk Station Exit 2
Bukchon Traditional Culture Center
The Han Sang Soo Embroidery Museum
Bukchon
Museum Jeongdok Public Library Yun Posun's House in Anguk-dong National Museum of Modern and Contemporary
Art, Korea, Seoul Samcheong Park (1h 30 minutes on foot)
[ Recommended Walks 2 ] Hangsung Univ. Station Exit 6 Seoul Myungsu School Seongbuk Friendship Place Samcheonggak Sukjeongmun

Information Center Sukjeongmun Gate (40 minutes on foot)
20
Choong Ang High School
21
Baegak
Mounatain
Trail
Bus Stop
Gilsangsa Temple
Subway
Subway Exit
Line 1 City Hall

Line 2 City Hall

Wall Gate
Seongnagwon Garden
Entryway
Seongbuk-dong
Park Path
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Mt.
Scenic Views
Road
Green
Belt
Other
Areas
Official Residence of the Irish Ambassador

Seoul Science High School~Hyehwamun Gate[600m, about 20 minutes]
Manhae Han Yongun

Simujang House

Bukjeong Village
Yangssi Store
private art museum, dedicated to displaying old documents, paintings

and calligraphic works collected by the famous Korean art collector Chun
Hyungpil. The museum houses many first-class works of art and leading
Korean cultural properties, including an original copy of Hunminjeongeum,
The Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People (Haerye Edition), and
Celadon Prunus Vase with Inlaid Cloud and Crane Design.
[ Choi Sunu House in Seongbuk-dong ]
Choi Sunu (19161984). When the house was in danger of being

demolished, the National Trust of Korea came to the rescue, and the
house earned the title Citizens Cultural Heritage No. 1. Built in the
1930s, it is a typical example of a middle-class family residence in Seoul.
[ Hyehwamun ] It is Dongbukmun(Northeast Gate), one of the four
Se
on
gb
uk
-ro
8-
Seoul Science High School
gil
Kyungshin Middle
School
Seongbuk-dong
Urban Farm
Dusan Villa
Hyehwa Elementary School


in Myeongnyun-dong
Hahn Moo Sook

House
Samseongyo,
Seongbuk Cultural Center

Hyehwa-dong Hyehwa-dong Rotary
Sungbosa Shrine
Simujang, located under Bukjeong Village, was once the home of Han
Yongun, a famous Korean Buddhist reformer and independence activist.
It is said that he had the house built facing north because he didnt want
to see the Government-General of Korea Building, seat of the Japanese
colonial administration.
<Folklore Cultural Property No.
11> Lee Taejun (1904?), a Korean famous writer, lived in this house
atio
ng
nsu
. St
Univ
a
4H
Line
Stairs
Myeongnyun Police Box
for about ten years from 1933. He named the house Suyeonsanbang
(Writers House in the Mountains). One of the auxiliary buildings is now
used as a traditional teahouse.
Hyehwa-dong Community Service Center

(Former Han Soje's House)
Catholic Univ. of Korea

( )
(Songsin Campus)
Hyehwa-dong Rotary

Waryong Park ~ Seoul Science High School [600m , about 20 minutes]

Seoul Munmyo Confucian Shrine
and Sungkyunkwan

Old photo of Hyehwamun

* National Museum of Korea Collection
Poem Korea Museum

<Monument No. 7>
auxiliary gates on the wall. It was originally called Honghwamun at the

time of its construction in 1396, but was renamed as Hyehwamun in
1511. The gate tower was demolished in 1928, followed by Hongye(halfarched door) in 1938. However, Hyehwamun was reconstructed in its
current location, a little further north from its original site, in 1994.
[ Sangheo Lee Taejuns House ]
Hyehwamun
Gate
The Offucual Residence

of the Seoul Mayors

Sungkyunkwan Univ.
Seongbuk-dong
Community Service Center
Hyeseong Presbyterian
Church
Myeongnyun-dong
[ Manhae Han Yongun Simujang House ]
Seoul Global High School
Waryong Park
<Registered Cultural
Property No. 268>This house was inhabited by the Korean art historian
Ammun
(Secret Path)
Get off at Palgakjeong
[ Kansong Art Museum ] Kansong Art Museum is Koreas first
Hongik High School Attached

to Hongik Univ.
Kyungshin High School
about 40 minutes
Duration
beyond the Ammun (Secret Path), which is located on the wall towards
Seongbuk-dong, near Waryong Park. The village consists of a cluster of
some 500 tiled-roofed houses built in the 1960-70s, and is a well-known
shooting location for TV dramas and films set in 1960-70s Seoul.
Sungbuk Elementary School
1.2km
[ Bukjeong Village ] Picturesque Bukjeong Village spreads out
Seonjamdan Altar
Lee Jongseoks Villa in
Sungbuk
Site in Seoul
Kansong Art Museum Elementary School
Seongbuk-dong
Choi Sunu House

in Seongbuk-dong
Distance
Notice : Visitors are recommended to be silent for the residents of Bukjeong Village.
Transportation : [Bukjeong Village / Waryong Park] Hangsung Univ. Station Exit 6 Seongbuk Town Bus No. 03
Pavilion 5 minutes on foot

[Hyehwamun] Hangsung Univ. Station Exit 5 5 minutes on foot
Demolished &
City Wall
Link to the
Mobile Application
Mountain
Section Waryong Park Hyehwamun Gate
Interesting
Facts about
the Wall
[ Traces of Seoul City Wall ] Traces of the wall can be seen from the
backstreet of Kyungshin High School to Hyehwamun. Some parts of the
wall were used as the school fence (wall), or stone bolcks were taken from
the wall to build the foundations for houses. Traces of the wall can be seen
again in front of the Dusan Villa Building, and they extend for about 150m
towards the Official Residence of the Seoul Mayors.
Guide to
Circuit
Path of the
Wall
[ Walk along the Wall ] Waryong

Park Ammun(Secret Path) Seoul Science High School Kyungshin High School Hyeseong Presbyterian Church
Dusan Villa - The Official Residence of the Seoul Mayors Hyehwamun Gate (40 minutes on foot)
[ Recommended Walks1 ] Waryong

Park Ammun (Secret Path) Bukjeong Village Manhae Han Yongun Simujang House Seongbuk-gu Museum
of Art Sangheo Lee Taejuns House Lee Jongseoks Villa in Seongbuk -dong Kansong Art Museum Seonjamdan
Altar Site in Seoul Choi Sunu House in Seongbuk-dong (1 hour on foot)
[ Recommended Walks2 ] S eoul Science High School Former Prime Minister Johan. M. Chang's House in Myeongnyun-dong Hahn Moo Sook
House Poem Korea Museum Museum of Korea Straw and Plant Handicraft Hyehwa-dong Rotary Hyehwamun
(30 minutes on foot)
Museum of Korea
Straw and Plant Handicraft
Changdeokgung Palace

Su
Chundangji Pond
an
ng
ky
un
100m
Seoul Theater Center
kw
Ministry of Culture,
Sports & Tourism
Un
iv.
J
un
cti
on
Daemyeong Street
wa Station
Line 4 Hyeh
Changgyeonggung Palace
Hangnim Coffee Shop
Sangmyung Art Hall
Dongsung
Art Center
Daehangno Musical Center

Daehangno Arts Theater

Ihwa-dong
Dongsung-dong
22
23
Seoul Science High School
Naksan
Heunginjimun
Trail
Waryong Park
Myeongnyun-dong
Hyehwamun
Gate
26p
Bus Stop
Subway
Subway Exit
Line 1 City Hall

of the Seoul Mayors

Sungkyunkwan Univ.
Hansung Univ.
Hahn Moo Sook House
Stairs Station
in Myeongnyun-dong

Sungbosa Shrine
Hyehwa-dong Community
Poem Korea Museum Service Center
(Former Han Soje's House) Catholic Univ. of Korea
Seoul Munmyo Confucian
(Songsin Campus)
Shrine and Sungkyunkwan

( )

Museum of Korea Straw and
Sangmyung Art Hall
Plant Handicraft
Line 2 City Hall
Wall Gate
Mountain
Scenic Views
Demolished &
City Wall
Entryway
1Park Path
Road
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Mt.
Green
Belt
Other
Areas
Chang
Samseon Sangsang
Daehangno Musical
Daemyeong Street
Children's Park
Center
Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism

Naksan Observation Plaza 3
Jangsu Village Hansung Univ.
Jajidongcheon Well
Changdeokgung Palace Chundangji Pond
Naksan
Observation
Plaza
2
Hyehwa Station
Biudang House

2
Naksan Park Cultural Plaza

Naksan
Park
1

28p
Marronnier Park Lock Museum
DIY
Workshop
Hongdeogibat
in Jangsu Village
Field

Main building of the

(Seoul National Univ.
Former National
Hospital Institute)
Industrial Institute
(
Naksanjeong

)
(124m) Pavilion
Site of Gyeongmogung Shrine Korea National Open Univ.

Yulg
Ihwajang
ok
ro
House
Sewing Village in
Ihwa Village
Changsin-dong
(Site of Quarry)
( )
gyeong
Naksan Mt.
Jongmyo Shrine

Tapgol Park
Samil-daero
Myeong-dong
Sewoon Shopping Mall

Jongno 3(sam)ga Station
Dongdaemun Station
Pyounghwa Market
Bangsan Market
2 3
2 5
Myeongdong
Station
3 4
Chungmuro Station
e-ro
Toegy
course is relatively easy due to its gentle slope. Alert visitors will notice the different shapes of the stones depending on the time of
construction of the wall, as they walk along the path behind the Catholic Univ. of Korea.
Opening hours : 24 hours
Notice : Visitors are recommended to be silent for the residents of Bukjeong Village.
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park

(Site of Old Dongdaemun Stadium)
( )
Dongdaemun
History
Museum 1398
1398
Hanyang Technical
High School
Dongdaemun History &

Culture Park Station
Gwanghuimun Gate
Gwanghuimun Church
Baekgu Computer Cleaning

Jangchung-dong

Seoul 600 Years Time Capsule
600
Doosan Tower
This hiking trail runs from Hyehwamun to Heunginjimun, passing via Naksan (124m), the lowest mountain of Seouls four
inner mountains. Naksan is also known as Naktasan (Camel Mountain) or Tarak, due to its resemblance to a camels humps. This
1 4
2 4 5
Gwanghui-dong
about 1 hour
Dongdaemun Design Plaza(DDP)

Euljiro 4(sa)ga Station

4
Myeongdong Cathedral

Pil-dong
Duration
Heunginjimun Gate
National Medical Center

Hullyeonwon Park
Myeong-dong Jungang-ro
1.8km
about 1 hour
Dongdaemun Market
Cheonggyecheon Stream
Euljiro 3(sam)ga Station

3
Distance
Duration
Jong-ro Jongno 5(0)ga Station
Eulji-ro
Section Heunginjimun Jangchung Gymnasium
2.1km
Changsin-dong
Seoul City Wall Museum

()
Hyoje Elementary
Dongdaemun
School
Seonggwak Park
30p
1 3 5
Heunginjimun Gate Trail
Distance
Ihwa-dong
D a e h a k - r o
Unhyeongung Palace
Section Hyehwamun Gate Heunginjimun
gung-r
Anguk Station
Naksan Mounatain Trail
Dongguk Univ.

Jangchung Gymnasium
Dongguk Univ. Station
Jangchungdan Park
Jangchungdanbi Monument
Seokhojeong(Archery Range)
Supyogyo Bridge
Sindang-dong
Catholic Church

N
200m
24
25
Gilsangsa Temple
Naksan
Trail
on
Naksan Mountain Trail
Subway Exit
uk
City Wall
-ro
Mountain
8gi
l
Samseongyo,
Seongbuk Cultural Center
Dusan Villa
n-ro
4
Line
sun
Han
am
Park Path
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Mt.
a
. St
Univ
Green
Belt
Other
Areas
Hyehwa Station Exit 1
about 30 minutes
5 minutes on foot
Donam-dong
[Jajidongcheon Well and Biudang House] Jajidongcheon (Purple

Mushroom Village Well) is associated with Queen Song, the consort of King
Danjong. After Danjong abdicated the throne, Song also became a commoner.
She had to dye fabrics and sell them for a living. Whenever white fabric was
washed using water from this well, its color automatically turned from white to
purple. The phrase Jajidongcheon() is engraved on the rock behind
the well. To the rear of the Cheongryongsa Temple stands Jeongeopwongubi,
a stele erected in 1771 during the reign of King Yeongjo. Jeongeopwon was
the house where Song lived.
Biudang, the house of Yi Su-gwang, a famous Joseon scholar, was restored
in front of what is assumed to have been the site of Jajidongcheon. The site
was originally inhabited by Yu Gwan, one of Yis fifth-generation ancestors on
his mothers side. Biudang means A house is enough to take shelter from
the rain. Although Yu Gwan was an important minister, he had to put up an
umbrella in the room whenever it rained, i.e. he lived in a very humble way.
Stairs
Samseon-dong
Duration
Park, Jangsu Village originally formed as a shantytown after the Korean War,
and was named Jangsu(longevity) Village as the majority of the population
was over 60 years old. When the village was designated as a redevelopment
area due to its narrow alleys and old buildings, the inhabitants managed to
halt the redevelopment project, and a village regeneration project was carried
out instead. Jangsu Village is considered a successful case of a village
regeneration project being conducted with residents participation.
Hyehwamun Gate~Naksan Park Cultural Plaza[1.0km , about 30 minutes]
Hyehwa-dong Rotary
1.0km
[ Jangsu Village ] Situated next to the wall in the southeast of Naksan
Hyehwa-dong
Distance
Notice : Please do not climb or lean on the wall for the protection.
Transportation : [Entrance to Naksan] Hansung Univ. Station Exit 4 3 minutes on foot /
[Top of Naksan Park] Hyehwa Station Exit 2
15 minutes on foot
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Section Hyehwamun Gate Naksan Park Cultural Plaza
Road
tion
Hyehwamun Gate
mu
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Don
Scenic Views
Demolished &
Entryway
Samseongyo,
Hansung Univ.


of the Seoul Mayors

Line 2 City Hall
Wall Gate
Seongbuk-dong
gb
Seongbuk-dong
Community
Service Center

Link to the
Mobile Application
Hyeseong
Presbyterian
Church
Subway
Line 1 City Hall
Samseon Middle School
Se
Kyungshin
Middle
School
Bus Stop
Hyehwa-dong Community Service

Center (Former Han Soje's House)
( )
Catholic Univ. of Korea (Songsin Campus)

Seongbuk-gu Community
Information Center

Hyehwa-dong Catholic Church

Hyehwa-dong Rotary
[ Naksan Park ] Naksan Park(Playground) is situated inside the wall, and
Daehak
can be reached from Jangsu Village via the Ammun (Secret Path). Naksan
Park, which is also known as the Montmartre of Seoul, offers visitors great
views of the city, including splendid views of the sunset and Seoul at night.
- r o
Chang
deokgung
Palace
Dongsung-dong
Dongsung Art Center
Hangnim Coffee
Shop
Station
Seoul Theater
Center
Hyehwa
Line 4
Daemyeong
Street
Naksan
Observation Plaza 3
3
Sangmyung Art Hall
Daehangno Musical Ilseok Memorial Hall
Center

Hansung Univ.
Jangsu Village
Naksan
Observation Plaza 1
Ammun
(Secret Path)
1
Arko Arts Theater

Gwangmyeong Garden Residence

Arko Art Center


Marronnier Park

(Seoul National Univ. Hospital Institute)
Former Administration Building
(
of Seoul National Univ.
)

Lock Museum
Site of Gyeongmogung
Shrine

Korea National Open Univ.
Main building of the Former National


Village Regeneration Project The Jangsu Village regeneration project

was conducted to improve the residential environment by enhancing the
characteristics and historical value of the village, unlike typical redevelopment
projects in which entire communities are demolished to make way for high-rise
apartments. Village regeneration projects are now under way at a number of
communities, including Bukjeong, Jangsu, and Ihwa.
Samseon Sangsang Children's Park

Naksan
Observation Plaza 2
2
Daehangno Arts Theater

Another Story about Jansu Village
Samgunbu Chongmudang
Naksan
Junction
Naksan Mt.
(124m)
Naksan Park
Cultural Plaza

Central Plaza
Hongdeogibat
Field
Naksanjeong
Pavilion
Jajidongcheon Well
Biudang House
DIY Workshop
in Jangsu Village

Interesting
Facts about
the Wall
[Belvedere of Seoul City Wall] The roof of the wall, roughly about the shoulder height of a man,
is only visible from inside the wall. The hiking circuit path of the wall on the Naksan Trail is arranged
outside the wall so that visitors can see the main structure of the wall (people can also go inside
the wall through Ammun). In addition, visitors can observe the magnificent, solid structure of the
wall at a glance, and compare the different techniques used to build the wall during the reigns of
Sejong, Sukjong, and Sunjo.
Guide to
Circuit
Path of the
Wall
[ Walk along the Wall ] Hyehwamun Gate

Hansung Univ. Station Exit 4 Stairs Backstreet of Catholic University of Korea Jangsu Village

Ammun (Secret Path) Naksan Park Cultural Plaza (30 minutes on foot)
[ Recommended Walks ] Hyehwa Station Exit 1 Sangmyung Art Hall Daehangno Musical Center Ilseok Memorial Hall Naksan

Observation Plaza 3 Naksan Observation Plaza 2 Naksan Observation Plaza 1 Naksan Park Cultural Plaza (30 minutes on foot)
75m
26
27


2
Naksan
Trail
Gwangmyeong Garden Residence

Ammun(Secret Path)
Hansung Univ.
Naksan
Junction
Cultural Plaza

Link to the
Mobile Application
(124m)
Entryway
Daehak-ro
DIY Workshop
in Jangsu Village

Lock Museum
Former
Administration Building
of Seoul National Univ.
City Wall
Mountain
Scenic Views
Park Path
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Mt.
Hongdeogibat Field
Green
Belt
Road
Other
Areas
Naksanjeong
Pavilion
Main building of
the Former National
Jajidongcheon Well
Biudang House
Ihwa Village
Ihwajang House
Ihwa-dong
Duration
about 30 minutes
[ Ihwa Village ] Ihwa Village, just inside the wall on the Naksan Trail, was
[ Main building of the Former National Industrial Institute ]
established many years ago. It used to be regarded as an area that had fallen
behind in Seoul, but since 2006, with the governments support, artists have
colorful murals on the walls of the buildings and installed sculptures here and
there, giving the community a bright and cheerful atmosphere. From the end
of the stairway at the top of Naksan, walkers can see the wall, which encloses
Ihwa Village.
<Historic Site No. 279> This was called the Main building of the Former
National Industrial Institute, although it was actually the main building

of the Experiment Center, which was constructed in 1912. It is currently
being used as the History Archive Office of the Korea National Open
University.
[ Ehwajang House ]
< Historic Site No. 497> Ehwajang was the private

residence of Syngman Rhee, the first President of the Republic of Korea.
He occupied the house upon his return to Korea from America until his
presidential inauguration (1947~1948). The annex, called Jogakdang
House, is where the President planed the composition of Koreas first
Cabinet. The building is now used as the Syngman Rhee Memorial Hall.
However, it is undergoing maintenance works and reopen in 2015.
Ammun(Secret Path)
Jongno Social Welfare Center
Cheongam Community Child Center
Dongsunggyo Bridge
1.1km
Transportation : [Top of Naksan Park]

Dongdaemun Station Exit 5 Jongno Town Bus No. 03 Get off at Naksan Junction
[Naksan Park / Ihwa Village] Hyehwa Station Exit 2 20 minutes on foot
[Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park]
Dongdaemun Station Exit 10 2 minutes on foot
Tongil Park
Korea National Open Univ.
Distance
Guide Tip: The Seoul City Wall Exhibition Hall is located on Floors 1-3 of the Seoul Design Support Center, inside Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park.
Section Naksan Park Cultural Plaza Heunginjimun Gate
Notice : Visitors are recommended to be silent for the residents of Ihwa Village.
Demolished &
Central Plaza
Marronnier Park
Naksan Mountain Trail
Subway Exit
Line 2 City Hall
Wall Gate
Naksan Mt. Naksan Park
Subway
Line 1 City Hall

1
Dongsung-dong
Bus Stop
Jangsu Village
Changsin-dong
Sewing Village in Changsin-dong

(Site of Quarry)
The Korea Museum of Modern Costume
( )
Chungsin-dong
Ammun(Secret Path)
Yu
lg
ok
Hyoje Police Box
[ Marronier Park ] Marronier Park was established in the former location
-r
Changsin 2-dong Community Service Center

2
of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Law of Seoul
National University, which were moved to the Gwanak Campus in 1975. The
park is named after the Marronier trees that line the streets of Daehak-ro. The
red-brick building on the right-hand side of the park, built at the beginning
of the 1930s, was used as the main building of Seoul National University.
However, after the relocation of the University to the Gwanak Campus,
the building became the government office of the Korean Culture & Arts
Foundation.
Jongno 6-ga Post Office

6
Hyoje Elementary School
Changsin Market
Seoul Cith Wall Museum

()
Dongdaemun
Seonggwak Park
Naksan Park Cultural Plaza ~ Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park

[1.1km, about 30 minutes
Jonggak
Jong-ro
ne
Do
ngd
aem
un
75m

Jangchung-dong
gda
emu
Interesting
Facts about
the Wall
Guide to
Circuit
Path of the
Wall
[ Walk along the Wall] Naksan Park Cultural Plaza Ihwa Village Seoul City Wall Museum(Seoul Design Support Center)

Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park Heunginjimun Gate (30 minutes on foot)
[ Recommended Walks ] Hyehwa Station Exit 2 Marronier Park Former Administration Building of Seoul National Univ Main building of the

Former National Industrial Institute Lock Museum Ehwajang House IIhwa Village Hongdeogibat Field Naksanjeong
Pavilion Naksan Park Cultural Plaza (40 minutes on foot)
Dongdaemun Market
on
1 D
ine
[ Real-name construction system and inscribed stone blocks ] Some of the stone blocks used
to build the wall have characters inscribed in them. Such stones are most commonly found around
the section of the wall next to Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park, where they were collected and put
together during the wall maintenance project. In the reigns of Kings Taejo and Sejong, the stones
were inscribed with the names of the county and prefecture responsible for constructing a given
wall section, as well as the name of that section, while in the mid-Joseon, they were marked with
the names of the supervisors and lead technicians, and the construction date. The inscribed stone
blocks in the photo on the right can be seen outside the wall, at the end section of the Naksan Trail.
Heunginjimun Gate
Li
the Joseon, retired court ladies lived in Changsin-dong outside the

Naksan section of the wall. After 1960, the area became a center of the
apparel industry as subcontractors who made clothing gathered from
Dongdaemun Market. There is the steep rocky cliff (40m in height, 201m
in width) in the town that was used as a quarry from the Daehan Empire
to the Japanese Colonial Period. Now, the area is packed with houses,
even on the cliff.
Sinseol-dong
Jongno
[ Sewing Village in Changsin-dong(Site of Quarry) ] During
Pyounghwa
Market
Standard Chartered Bank

Dongmun Market
Daeseong Pharmacy
Dongdaemun Shoes Market

Site of Ogansumun Floodgate

Shin Phyeong Hwa Fashion Town
28
29
Line 1
un
daem
Dong
Heunginjimun Gate
Heunginjimun
Trail
Jong-ro
Bus Stop
Subway
Subway Exit
Line 1 City Hall
Heunginjimun Gate Trail
Section Heunginjimun Jangchung Gymnasium

Distance
Line 2 City Hall
1.8km
Duration
about 1 hour
Li
ne
Wall Gate
Mountain
Scenic Views
4
Do
ng
mun
Link to the
Mobile Application
dae
Dongdaemun Market
Standard Chartered Bank

Dongmun Market
Daeseong Pharmacy
Dongdaemun
Shoes Market

Site of
Ja
Doosan Tower
Demolished &
Park Path
Road
[ Heunginjimun ]
ch
un
g
Igansumun
Floodgate
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Information Center

n
-ro
National Medical Center
apm Shopping Mall

apm
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park

(Site of Old Dongdaemun Stadium)
( )
Hullyeonwon Park
da
Migliore
Notice : The path to Jangchung Gymnasium via Gwanghuimun Gate passes through a residential area, so please show consideration
for the local residents.
Transportation : [Heunginjimun]
Dongdaemun Station Exit 6 or 7 1 minute on foot

[Dongdaemun History & Culture Park]
Dongdaemun Station Exit 7 10 minutes on foot /
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station Exit 2 2 minutes on foot

[Jangchung Gymnasium] Dongguk Univ. Station Exit 5 2 minutes on foot

Royal
Dongpyeonghwa
GreenMarket
Other
Palace/
Areas
Jongmyo Belt
Maxtyle
ng
75m
Entryway
Ogansumun Floodgate

Shin Phyeong Hwa Fashion Town
Mt.
Nam Pyung Hwa Market
Pyounghwa Market
City Wall
< National Treasure No. 1> Heunginjimun is East

Gate (Dongdaemun) of the wall. The current Heunginjimun was rebuilt
in the sixth year of the reign of Emperor Gojong (1869). Regarding the
topography of Seoul, the western part of the city is built on higher ground,
while the eastern part is on low ground, so from a military perspective,
Dongdaemun was the most vulnerable to attack. That is why the
subsidiary wall were built outside Dongdaemun. In 1907, the walls on
the right and left sides of the gate were demolished.
[ Dongdaemun Market ] Dongdaemun Market was originally opened

in 1905 under the name of Gwangjang Market, as the first privately-run
urban market in Korea. After the Korean War, the commercial zone of the
market continued expanding eastward along Cheonggyecheon Stream.
Nowadays, this large market zone has become a hub of the international
apparel and fashion industry. Central Asia Town, located opposite the
National Medical Center, is an immigrant community inhabited by people
from Russia, Uzbekistan, and elsewhere. Many of the local store signs are
written in Cyrillic letters.
Goodmorning City
Site of Hullyeonwon

Eulji
-ro
Don
gda
e
Central Asia Town

-ro
dan
Kyungdong
Presbyterian Church
ung
Ssangnim-dong
Jan
gch
J
a
n
g
8-g chungd
il
an-r
Myeong-dong
Seongdong Global
Business High School
[ Gwanghuimun Gate ] Gwanghuimun is
Daeseung Bldg.
[Dongdaemun History & Culture Park] The Dongdaemun History
Park
Seoul Metro
Dongdaemun Annex
Dong
daem

un H
istor
Ramodo
y&C
Hanyang Technical
ultur
e Pa
High School
rk
Former Seo Gynecology Clinic

ure
Ssangnim Children's Park
ark
Gwanghuimun Church

Seongbang Bldg.
Jangchung-dong
Residential Area

ong
gu
Heungin
Elementary School
Line
Che
Sindang-dong
5C
heo
SK Telecom Lab
SK
ngg
Jangchung Elementary School
Sindang-dong Catholic Church

Line 3 Dongguk Univ.
Dongguk Univ.
Hannam-dong
Samsung
Life Insurance Bldg.
Jangchung Gymnasium
Another Story about Gwanghuimun

Origin of Sindang-dong, a village outside Gwanghuimun Gwanghuimun
was also known as Sigumun(Gate of coffins) because the bodies of the
deceased were transported beyond the wall via this gate. Thus, people were
reluctant to use the gate, although history tells of a king who did use it once.
In 1636, during the invasion by the Manchus, King Injo escaped through here
to Namhansanseong Fortress. The houses of shamans who gave comfort to
the souls of the deceased were situated outside this gate, so the area was
named Sindang(Shaman House)-ri. However, it was renamed Sindang(New
House)-ri in 1894.
Heunginjimun Gate ~ Jangchung Gymnasium [1.8km , about 1 hour]
Interesting
Facts about
the Wall
[ Jangchung-dong Residential Area ] The wall disappears altogether in the residential area
around Janchung-dong next to Gwanghuimun. In 1930, when the Oriental Development Company
(established by Imperial Japan) developed this area for housing, some parts of this section of the
wall were damaged. Years later, during the 1960s and 70s, the construction of houses damaged
the wall further.
Guide to
Circuit
Path of the
Wall
[ Walks along the Wall] Heunginjimun Gate Site of Ogansumun Floodgate Igansumun Floodgate Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (Site

of old Dongdaemun Stadium) Dongdaemun History Museum 1398 Gwanghuimun Gate Baekgu Computer Cleaning

Sindang-dong Catholic Church Jangchung Gymnasium (1 hour on foot)
Line
& Culture Park was built on a site previously occupied by a military

camp and a gunpowder factory around the end of Joseon. In 1925, the
Japanese built the modern Gyeongseong Stadium, which, after Koreas
liberation from Japan, was renamed Seoul Stadium. Then, after the
1988 Seoul Olympics (the 24th Olympic Games), it was modernized
and renamed Dongdaemun Stadium. During the dismantling of the
stadium in 2007, some parts of a section of the wall, a two-arched
flood gate (to drain runoff from Namsan Mountain to outside the wall),
battlements(projected part of the wall similar to fortress), and remains of
old buildings were discovered at this site. The artifacts excavated from
this site are on display at the Dongdaemun History Museum 1398 inside
the Dongdaemun History & Culture Park.
located southeast of Seoul City Wall. Part of

the gate was destroyed during the Japanese
Colonial Period, and in the 1960s, during a
street expansion project, the remaining part
was dismantled. Then, in 1975, the gate was
rebuilt at the current location, some 15m south
of its original position.
Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town

Stairway
Baekgu Computer Cleaning
Dongho-r
20-gil
Jangchung-dong
Museum of Korean Literature
Floodgates (2 or 5-arch floodgate) were located between Heunginjimun

and Gwanghuimun. As the ground level of this area was the lowest in
Seoul, runoff from the four inner mountains flowed down outside the wall
through these floodgates. Igansumun, which was unearthed around the
spectators seating in Dongdaemun Stadium, has been almost entirely
preserved in its original form, but there are no remaining traces of
Ogansumun.
Chungmu Art Hall
Gwanghuimun Gate
& Cu
lt
Cult
ure
P
ory
Chungmuro
mun
Hist
Line 5 Dongdae
mun H
istory
&
e-r
oegy
Korea Industrial
Complex Corp.
Line
2
Lotte FITIN
<Historic Site
No. 461(Site of Ogansumun Floodgate)> Igansumun and site of Ogansumun
Plaza(DDP)
[ Site of Ogansumun and Igansumun Floodgate ]
1398
Dongdaemun Tourist
Information Center Dongdaemun Design
Gwanghui-dong
Dongdaemun History Museum 1398
Seoul Plaza
Cheonggu Elementary School
30
31
Namsan
Sungnyemun
Trail
Namsan(Mongmyeoksan) Mountain Trail
Section Jangchung Gymnasium Baekbeom Square
Sungnyemun Gate Trail
Section Baekbeom Square Site of Donuimun Gate
Distance
Distance
4.2km
about 3 hours
Duration
1.8km
about 1 hours
Duration
This walking trail runs from the backstreets of Janchung Gymnasium to Namsan Park. In early Joseon, a national
shrine and beacon platform were built near and at the top of Namsan (Mongmyeoksan, 270m). As Namsan was the center of the
administrative district in Seoul, there is a stone marker inscribed with the Central Point of Seoul on the summit. In the 1920s, most
the wall in the area were demolished to build the Joseon Shinto Shrine by the Japanese; but due to the preservation and restoration
Seoul History Museum
projects conducted since the 1970s and the Namsan recovering project
carried
out in the mid-1990s, most of the wall sections around
To
Deoksoo Elementary School
Former Russian Legation

ng
il-
ro
Na
The Korea Chamber of

Commerce & Industry
Hoam Art Hall
Chungmuro Station
s
o
Yaksu Station
Bus Stop
Subway
Subway Exit
Line 1 City Hall
Jangchung Middle & High School
Dasan-dong
Line 2 City Hall
Wall Gate
City Wall
Entryway
Mt.

an
-r
Namsan Ecological Conservation Area
ro
34p
-r
n-
Wooden Stairway
()
ho
da
Banyan Tree Club &

Spa Seoul
&
ng
ng
National Theater of Korea
Namsan J-Gran House

Wedding & Party

Namsan Park Bus Stop

Namsan
(Mongmyeoksan) Mt.
(270m)
3 6
Ammun
(Secret Path)
Namsan Palgakjeong
Pavillion

Da
Sindang-dong
Catholic Church

Supyogyo Bridge
The Shilla Seoul
Seokhojeong (Archery Range)
N Seoul Tower
N
200M
Jangchung Elementary School
Do
Jan
Dongguk Univ.
Dongguk Univ. Station
Jangchungdan Park
Jangchung
Jangchungdanbi Monument Gymnasium
gch
u

600
Beacon Mound

Jangchung-dong
Residential Area

ro
Huam-dong
Jangchung-dong
Waryong Tomb
ol-
36p
Sow
ero
38p
ro

Memorial Hall

ng-da
150m
ye-
Excavation Site of Hoehyeon, Jamdubong Photo Island

Namsan

Hanga
-r o
g
To e
Baekbeom Square
Millennium Seoul Hilton
Gwanghuimun Gate
Namsan Drama Center
Air
Seoul Station
Pil-dong
Gye
Cheongpa
ll
Ma
jae
-ro
3 4
Hoehyeon-dong
SK Namsan Bldg.
SK
Son Keechung
Sports Park
Gwanghui-dong
Myeongdong Station
-ro
Hoehyeon Station
2 3
ong
2 5
Sog
Sungnyemun Gate
(Namdaemun)
Myeongdong Theater
Shinsegae Department Store (HQ)

Namdaemun Market
Opening hours : Namsan open 24/7

Sungnyemun - Open all year round (except Mondays), Opening hours: 09:00~18:00

Summer (June ~ Aug.) 09:00~18: 30 / Winter (Nov. ~ Feb.) 09:00~17:30
Joongang Ilbo
Main building
of Bank of Korea
Eulji-ro
Myeong-dong
-ro
Site of
Souimun Gate
os
-da
er
Se
om
un
-ro
ong
Midong Elementary
School
Sunhwa Bldg
Anti-corruption &
Civil Rights Commission
2
Euljiro 1(il)ga Station
Sej
Seoul Cathedral Anglican

Changdeok Girls' Simpson Memorial Hall
Church of Korea
Middle School at Ewha Girls' High School

Seoul City Hall(New City Hall)

Jeongdong Theater
()
Ewha Girls' High School
Seoul Plaza
Deoksugung Palace

Chungdong First
Methodist Church
Hwangudan Altar
Seoul Museum of Art
City Hall Station

Yu Gwansun
Memorial Hall
East Building of Paichai School
Baejae Park
mdaem
un
5
Seodaemun Station
Cheonggye Plaza
have been restored to their original appearance.
3
Namsan
Gyeonggyojang House
Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center
4.19 Revolution Memorial

Hall and Library
4.19 .
Main Building
of NH Bank

Samil-daero
Bosingak Belfry
Mountain
Scenic Views
Demolished &
Park Path
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Green
Belt
Road
Other
Areas
32
33
Line 3 Chungm
ng
Line 4 Chu
Namsan
Trail
muro
ye
oeg
-ro

Daehak-ro
Dongdaemun Gate
Jangchung-dong
Myeong-dong
Jongienara Paper Art Museum
Line 3 Dongguk Univ.

Link to the
Mobile Application
Distance
2.6km
Duration
about 1h 30 minutes
Tip : Visitors are advised to check the event schedule of Namsangol Hanok Village, many interesting events are held there.
Transportation : [Namsangol Hanok Village]
Chungmuro Station Exit 4
1 minute on foot

[Jangchungdan Park] Dongguk Univ. Station Exit 6
1 minute on foot

[Jangchung Gymnasium] Dongguk Univ. Station Exit 5
2 minutes on foot
Jangchungdan Park
The Shilla Duty Free
gd
l-dae
un
Supyogyo Bridge
600
Jangchung
Gymnasium
gch
Sami
Dongguk Univ.
Jan
Seoul Youth Hostel
Section Jangchung Gymnasium Namsan Park Bus Stop
a
n-r
o
ro
Seoul City Hall Namsan Building

[ Jangchungdanbi Monument ]
<Tangible Cultural Property No.1>
[ Namsangol Hanok Village ] Namsangol Hanok Village was opened
Jangchungdanbi was built in 1990 to hold a memorial service for the

soldiers who were killed during the Incident of the Year Eulmi(1895).
The following year, it became a national memorial to all the people who
sacrificed their lives for the country. However, in 1907, the Japanese
abolished the memorial service at Jangchungdan, and after the March First
Independence Movement(1919), the area was transformed into a park.
as a park in 1998 after many of the hanok (traditional Korean houses)

scattered around Seoul were dismantled and rebuilt in Namsangol. The
park was established in 1989 by Seoul City Government after buying
the site on which the headquarters of the military police was located in
the Japanese Colonial Period, and where the Capital Defense Command
building was situated after Koreas liberation from Japan. The park, which
was developed in a nature-friendly style, features a cluster of hanok built
towards the end of Joseon, at the time of the enlightenment of Korea.
In 1994, a time capsule was buried just south of the hanok to celebrate
Seouls 600th anniversary as the capital of Korea; it will not be opened
until 2394, the 1000th anniversary of Seouls designation as the capital.
The Shilla Seoul
Seokhojeong
(Archery Range)
Namsan Tunnel 1
1
Namsan Tunnel 2
2
National Theater of Korea~Namsan Park Bus Stop[1.0km, about 45minutes]

National Theater
of Korea
Studio Byeol
Ammun
(Secret Path)
Namsan
Park
Jangchung Middle&High School
National Theater
of Korea
Main Hall Hae
[ Supyogyo Bridge ]
<Tangible Cultural Property No. 18> Supyogyo was

originally built in 1420 under the name of Majeongyo. In 1441, when a
water marker (supyo) was installed next to the bridge to measure the water
level, it was renamed Supyogyo. In 1760, during the construction of the
stream, four characters () were inscribed on the bridge to mark its
position as the basic level for maintenance of a river bed. In 1959, during
the work to cover Cheonggyecheon Stream, the bridge was reconstructed
inside Jangchungdan Park.
Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul
&
Tennis Court
Site of Namsomun
Gate

Scenic Views
()
Wooden Stairway
Dasan-r
Namsan Ecological Conservation Area
Jangchung Gymnasium~National Theater of Korea[1.6km, about 45minutes]

Yongsan
[ National Theater of Korea ] The National Theater of Korea, a venue
[ Seokhojeong Archery Range ] Seokhojeong, was established at the
for live performances and the arts, was built in Jangchung-dong, Seoul
in 1973. It is also the place where Yuk Young-soo (the first lady of the
former Korean president Park Chung-hee, was assassinated on South
Korean Independence Day in 1974. The theater comprises of the Main Hall
Hae, Dal (small hall), Studio Byeol, and Haneul Youth Theater (amphitheater)
facilities.
foot of Namsan beyond Janchungdan Park during the reign of King Injo
of Joseon. However, it was destroyed during the Korean War and was not
rebuilt until 1970. The name Seokhojeong was retained, marking the site
of Koreas oldest archery range.
Interesting
Facts about
the Wall
Maebongsan Park
Bus Stop
Subway
[ Central Point of Seoul ] Where is the central point of Seoul? The result of a GPS measurement confirmed
that the geographical central point of Seoul is on the top of Namsan, where a stone marker bearing the
inscription Central Point of Seoul was erected.
[ Vestiges of the wall Built in King Taejos Reign ] Although the wall was first built over 600 years ago
during the reign of King Taejo, most of the original sections have been preserved in their original form. In
particular, the long section of wall built during the reign of king Taejo runs parallel to the wooden stairway,
which itself runs along the eastern ridge of Namsan.
Subway Exit
Line 1 City Hall

Line 2 City Hall
Wall Gate
Namsan Namsan Outdoor

Gymnasium Botanical Garden
Namsan Tunnel 1
Grand Hyatt Seoul
Entryway
o
l-r Yongsan International
wo
So
Philippine Embassy in Seoul
Scenic Views
Demolished &
Namsan Exhibition Hall
125m
City Wall
Namsan Wild Flowers Park
School of Seoul
Itaewon
Line 6 Hangangjin
Embassy of Denmark, Korea
Mountain
Mt.
Hannamdaegyo Bridge
Park Path
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Green
Belt
Road
Other
Areas
Guide to
Circuit
Path of the
Wall
[Walks along the Wall ] Jangchung Gymnasium Backstreet of Jangchung Gymnasium(Streets inside and outside the wall) Scenic Viewpoint(toward
Yongsan-gu) Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul National Theater of Korea Wooden Stairway Namsan Park Bus Stop

(1 hour and 30 minutes on foot)
[ Recommended Walks 1 ]
Chungmuro Station Exit 4 Namsangol Hanok Village Seoul 600 Years Time Capsule
Namsan Park (1 hour on foot)
[ Recommended Walks 2 ] Dongguk Univ. Station Exit 6 Jangchungdan Park Supyogyo Bridge Seokhojeong Archery Range National

Theater of Korea Namsan Park (1 hour on foot)
[ Recommended Walks 3 ] Hangangjin Station Exit 1 Namsan Wild Flowers Park Namsan Exhibition Hall Namsan Outdoor Botanical Garden

Namsan Ecological Conservation Area Namsan Park (1 hour on foot)
34
35
Namsan
Trail
Eulji-ro
Line 2 Euljiro 1(il)ga Station
Hwangudan Altar
emun
Sam
Sejo
-ro
il-d

ero
[ N Seoul Tower ] The N Seoul Tower is an observation tower located
Myeongdong
Cathedral
aer
Myeong-dong

Shinsegae Department Store(HQ)

Namdaemun
Market
To
Ho
ongdon
Line 4 Mye

1.6km
Duration
about 1h 30 minutes
on the summit of Namsan. Rising 480m above sea level, the tower is
inarguably Seouls most popular attraction, offering a 360 view of the
city. The tower was originally built in 1969 for telecommunications and
broadcasting, including television and radio, and has been open to the
public since 1980. After extensive renovations in 2005, the Tower was
reopened as a complex cultural space. Various stories about Seoul City
Wall are displayed on the second floor of the Tower Observatory.
[ Site of Mongmyeoksan Beacon Mound ]
<Monument No. 13> Site

of Mongmyeoksan Beacon Mound was the final destination for beacon
signals sent from the border areas during Joseon. In the daytime, smoke
was used to transmit messages, while at night a signal fire was lit. This
beacon platform was built in 1423 and survived intact for over 450 years
until 1895. The current mound was restored in 1993.
Seoul City Hall Namsan Building II

2
on
Namsan Drama Center

in
Danam Bldg.
e
hy
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eg
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Distance
Opening Hours : N Seoul Tower Observatory - Monday~Friday / Sunday 10:00~23:00 | Saturday 10:00~24:00
The second floor(T2) of the N Seoul Tower Observatory displays various stories about the Seoul City Wall.
Opening Hours of Namsan Cable Car : 10a.m.~11p.m.(The cable car service may be opened one hour longer than

the normal opening hours on Fridays, Saturdays, and days before National Holidays depending on the circumstances.)
Transportation : [Namsan Park Bus Stop] Namsan Shuttle Bus No. 02, 03 or 05, Get off at Namsan Park

[Namsan Public Library] Namsan Shuttle Bus No. 02, 03 or 05, Get off at Namsan Public Library

[Baekbeom Square] Hoehyeon Station Exit 4 5 minutes on foot / Myeongdong Station Exit 3 10minutes on foot
Myeong-dong Tourist Information Center

Myeongdong Theater
Main building of
Bank of Korea
Sungnyemun Gate(Namdaemun)
Section Namsan Park Bus Stop Baekbeom Square
Chungjeongno
125m
Seoul Plaza
ngda
C
e 2
H
ity
all
Former U.S Cultural Center

Namd
a
Line 1 City Hall
Link to the
Mobile Application
Seoul Museum of Art
Lin
Seoul City Hall

(New City Hall)
()
Line1
Hoehyeon-dong
Seoul St
ation Station

SK Namsan Bldg.
SK
[ Jamdubong Photo Island ] The western summit of Namsan called
Baekbeom Square
Waryong Tomb

[ Namsan Palgakjeong Pavillion and Site of Guksadang Shrine ]
Jamdubong Photo Island

Line4
Seoul

Memorial Hall


Station
Beacon Mound
Namsan Park
Namsan Public Library

Namsan
Public Library
St

Excavation Site of Hoehyeon,
Namsan

Namsan Palgakjeong
Pavillion

N Seoul Tower
Huam Elementary School
N
Saekkum Children's Park
Huam Market
Bus Stop
Subway
German Cultural Center
City Wall
Entryway
Mt.
Mountain
Subway Exit
(270m)
Scenic Views
Demolished &
Park Path
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Green
Belt
Namyeong-dong Community
Service Center

Interesting
Facts about
the Wall
()
Line 2 City Hall
Wall Gate
Namsan
(Mongmyeoksan) Mt.
Line 1 City Hall
Road
Namsan Palgakjeong was built at Site of Guksadang of Joseon. In 1925,

when the Japanese built the Shinto Shrine, Guksadang was moved to the
foot of Inwangsan Mountain. During the First Republic of South Korea, the
pavilion, which was modeled on Palgakjeong in Tapgol Park at this site, was
named Unamjeong after the pen-name of the then President Syngman
Rhee, but it was renamed Palgakjeong after the April 19 Revolution.
Namsan Park Bus Stop~Baekbeom Square[1.6km, about 1h 30 minutes]
Huam-dong Community
Service Center

Huam-dong
Guide to
Circuit
Path of the
Wall
Other
Areas
So
Yongsan High School
wo
l-
ro
Yongsan
Jamdubong (Silkworm Head Peak) because of its shape. The observatory

platform on Jamdubong commands a panoramic view of the city, which
looks like a dense forest of buildings surrounded by the four inner
mountains.
[ Remains of the wall at the foot of Hoehyeon, Namsan ] The area around the Patriot Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall on Namsan
was damaged during the construction of the Shinto in 1925. In 2013, when the Seoul Metropolitan Government implemented a
project for the preservation and maintenance of Seoul City Wall, parts of the base of the wall were unearthed in good condition
in this area.
[ Why are there many statues of independence activists on Namsan? ] Many monuments to independence activists are
positioned around Baekbeom Square on Namsan, where the Shinto was located during the Japanese Colonial Period. Thus, the
dominant image of the area has been switched from a symbol of the Japanese occupation to one of the Korean Independence
Movement.
[ Walks along the Wall ] Namsan

Park Bus Stop
N Seoul Tower
Namsan Palgakjeong Pavillion
Site of Mongmyeoksan Beacon Mound
Namsan Cable Car Station Jamdubong Photo Island Excavation Site of Hoehyeon, Namsan Patriot Ahn Jung-geun
Memorial Hall
Baekbeom Square (1 hour 30 minutes on foot)
[ Recommended Walks ]
Myeongdong Station Exit 8 Myeong-dong Jungang-ro Myeongdong Theater Myeongdong Cathedral

building of the Bank of Korea Namdaemun Market Baekbeom Square (1 hour on foot)
Main
36
37
Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
Line 5 Gwanghwamun
Sungnyemun
Trail
Gyeonghuigung Palace

125m
Link to the
Mobile Application
Sa
em
un
an
ro
Gwanghwamun Tourist Information Center

Cheonggyecheon
Stream
Cheonggye Plaza

Kyunghyang Daily News
Jeong-dong Park
Central Hall of the

Salvation Army
Former National Assembly

East Building of Paichai School

Baejae Park
Dongyang Bldg.
Jeongan Bldg.
Lin
Cit
e 2
al
y H
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<Registered
Cultural Property No. 3> The Simpson Memorial Hall, which was built in 1915,
Main building of
Bank of Korea

Se
oda
em
un
Lin
e5
Jungnim-dong
Line 2 City Hall
Wall Gate
Mountain
Scenic Views
Line
Demolished &
Green
Belt
Other
Areas
Baekbeom Square~Site of Donui
-ro
SK Namsan Bldg.
Namdaemun Presbyterian Church SK
on
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Road
ye
To e g
oul S
tati
Son Keechung
Sports Park
Entryway
Park Path
Former Seoul Railway

Station(Culture Station
Seoul 284)
Seoul Station
( 284)
1Se
City Wall
mun Gate[1.8km, about 1 hour]
Line4
Seoul
E x p r e s s Tr
Airport Railro

Huam-dong
hy
eo
Li
was opened in January 1897 as the first permanent urban market in Korea.
The Sangpyeongchang (responsible for regulating prices) was originally
located here during the early Joseon, and with the enforcement of the Law
of Uniform Land Tax in the 17th century, the Tribute Bureau was established
here. Then, in 1894, when the decision was made to collect tax payments
in money, and there was no longer any need to store rice tributes, this area
of the Seonhyecheong Warehouse was given over to merchants for use
as a market place.
<Historic Site No. 256>
Chungdong Church was established by an American missionary named

Henry Appenzeller. Built between 1895 and 1897, this gothic-style redbrick structure was Koreas first Methodist church, and served as a channel
for the introduction of American culture and civilization to Korea during the
period of enlightenment.
is currently used as the Ewha Museum. The Ewha Hakdang (original name
of Ewha Girls' High School) was founded by American missionary Marry
Scranton as Koreas first educational establishment for girls or women.
The school grounds house numerous monuments including the site of the
well where Yu Gwansun (patriot killed in the March First Independence
Movement in 1919) used to wash her clothes, a memorial stone for the
cradle of new education for Korean women, the Yu Gwansun Statue, and
a stone sign marking the site of the Sontak Hotel.
[ Former Russian Legation ]
<Historic Site No. 253> Former Russian

Legation is a Renaissance-style building constructed in the 27th year
of the reign of Emperor Gojong (1890). Gojong took refuge there for
one year from February 1896 following the assassination of Queen
Myeongseong by Japanese soldiers (Incident of the Year Eulmi, 1895).
During the Korean War, all of the building was destroyed, except for the
tower. It was rebuilt in 1973, and two more restoration projects were
conducted in 2007 and 2010.
ne
Ov er pa ss
New Seoul Accessary

Shopping Center

Subway Exit
Line 1 City Hall
de st ria n
Na m sa n Pe
YTN Tower
YTN
Yakhyun Catholic Church
Subway

Danam Bldg.
[ Namdaemun Market and Chilpae Market ] Namdaemun Market
[ Chungdong First Methodist Church ]
Namdaemun Market
Tourist Information Center
Unam Bldg.
Bus Stop
Namdaemun Market
Sungnyemun Gate(Namdaemun)
Ho
Ahyeon-dong
SK Sunhwa Bldg.
SK
ING Center
ING
S1 Bldg
HSBC Bldg.
Site of Chilpae Market
HSBC

Site of Namji Pond

Another Story about Souimun

Souimun, the gate of fear! During Joseon, public executions were carried out
in the large yard located outside Souimun. The gate was also called the gate
of martyrs by foreigners, as many Catholics were martyred outside this gate.
The Martyr Memorial Tower in Seosomun History Park is a monument to them.
Seosomun
History Park
Wall. It was originally built in 1396 as Sodeokmun, but was renamed

Souimun in 1744. Funeral biers passed beyond the wall via this gate and
Gwanghuimun. However, the gate was demolished in 1914, and only the
stone marker with the name Souimun remains.
[ Simpson Memorial Hall at Ewha Girls' High School ]
Olive Tower
The Korea Chamber

of Commerce & Industry
Hoam Art Hall
[ Site of Souimun Gate ] Souimun is located southwest of Seoul City
Hwangudan Altar
gil-
Seos
- ro
omun
about 1 hour
Namdaemun (South Gate), is the main gate of Seoul City Wall. Construction
of the gate started in 1395 and ended in 1398, although it was rebuilt
on two occasions in 1448 and 1479. Although the right and left sides of
the wall were demolished in 1907, the gate itself remained as a cultural
heritage. Sadly, in February 2008, the wooden structure on the second
floor of the gate tower was burned down by fire, and was not fully restored
until May 2013. In addition, an 83m-long section of wall connecting to both
sides of Sungnyemun was restored at this time.

To n
E Joo Bldg.
Sunhwa Bldg.
Fraser Place
Anti-corruption & Civil

Rights Commission
Joongang Ilbo
Seoul Plaza
Duration
[ Sungnyemun ] <National Treasure No. 1> Sungnyemun, also known as
Se
Former U.S Cultural

Center

1.8km
Transportation : [Jeongdong-gil]]
City Hall Station Exit 10 5 min on foot
[Deoksugung]
City Hall Station Exit 2 1 minute on foot
[Sungnyemun]
Seoul Station Exit 4 5 minutes on foot

[Namdaemun Market] Hoehyeon Station Exit 5 1 minute on foot
The circuit path of the wall inside Ewha Girls' High School, which is marked with a dotted line, is only accessible on a program accompanied by an interpreter.
Midong Elementary School
Seoul City Hall

(New City Hall)
()
Distance
jo n g - d
a e ro
Jeong-dong
National Police Agency
Line 1 City Hall
US Embassy
Changdeok
Yewon School
Seoul Cathedral Anglican
Girls' Middle School
Church of Korea

Ewha Girls'
National Museum
High School Simpson Memorial Hall at
Ewha Girls' High School Jeongdong of Modern and Deoksugung
Theater Contemporary Art, Palace
Korea,
Ewha Girls' Foreign

Deoksugung
Chungdong First
Language High School
Methodist
Church
Vabien Officetel
Sina Bldg.
The Embassy of the

Yu Gwansun Memorial Hall Russian Federation in S.Korea
Seoul Museum of Art Former Supreme

Court Building
Section Baekbeom Square Site of Donuimun Gate
Opening Hours : Sungnyemun - Open all year round (but closed every Monday), Opening hours: 09:00~18:00
Summer (June ~ Aug.) 09:00~18: 30 / Winter (Nov. ~ Feb.) 09:00~17:30

Gyeonggyojang House
419 Revolution Memorial Hall

and Library
4 19
Munhwa Ilbo
.
Agricultural
Museum of Korea
Main Building
of NH Bank

Mt.
Sungnyemun Gate Trail
Gwanghwamun
Square
Baekbeom Square
Interesting
Facts about
the Wall
[ Traces of the Wall ] The vestiges of Seoul City Wall on the Sungnyemun Trail can only be seen in the street between The Korea Chamber of Commerce
& Industry and the Olive Tower, and near the bottom part of the wall of Changdeok Girls' Middle School.
Guide to
Circuit
Path of the
Wall
[ Walks along the Wall ] Baekbeom Square Namdaemun Market Sungnyemun Gate Site of Namji Pond The Korea Chamber of Commerce

& Industry Site of Souimun Gate East Building of Paichai School Baejae Park Chungdong First Methodist Church

Ewha Girls' High School Site of Donuimun Gate (1 hour on foot)
[ Recommended Walks ]
City Hall Station Exit 5 Seoul Plaza Cheonggye Plaza Gwanghwamun Square Deoksugung Palace

Seoul Museum of Art East Building of Paichai School Baejae Park Jeongdong Theater Simpson Memorial Hall at Ewha

Girls' High School Former Russian Legation Site of Donuimun Gate (40 minutes on foot)
38
39
Inwangsan
Trail
Changuimun Gate
Inwangsan Mountain Trail
44p
Changuimun
Information Center
Baegangmaru

Site of Prince Anpyeong Lee Yongs House

Baegak Mt.
one of the countrys principal mountains, Buddhism would flourish here. Access to the mountain was prohibited after a unit of the North
Korean Special Forces infiltrated Seoul on 21 January 1968, and it was not reopened to the public until 1993.
150m
Gyeonggi Commercial High School
amu
Kyungbock High
School
n-ro
Cheongun-dong
Inwangsan Peak

Opening hours : 24 hours (Closed every Monday; and on Tuesdays when a national holiday falls on the preceding Monday.)
Notice : As Inwangsan has many rocky sections, visitors take extra care, especially in winter.
Jah
Inwangsan Gichabawi Rock

Inwangsan Mt.
Haemaji Park

Suseongdong
Valley of Inwangsan

Inwangsan Park
Inwangsan Beombawi
Rock

Yuksanggung Shrine
Birthplace of King
Sejong

(339m)
Cheongwadae Sarangchae

Okin Apt.
Tongin Market
Inwangsan Mojabawi Rock

Inwangsan
Seonbawi Rock
Hwanghakjeong Pavilion)
Subway
Woram
Neighborhood Park
Demolished &
Hong Nanpa's House

in Hongpa-dong

ro
Scenic Views
il-
City Wall
Mountain
ng
Wall Gate
To
Line 2 City Hall
Entryway
Park Path
Seoul
Meteorological
Observatory
Gyeonghuigung
Palace

Road
Mt.
Green
Belt
Other
Areas
Gwanghwamun Gate
Gyeongbokgung Station
Methodist Theological Univ.
Sejong Center for the

Performing Arts
Saemunan-ro

Gyonam-dong
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Sajing-ro
Historic Site of Hanseong

Government
Convenience Store
(Old Okgyeongi Supermarket)
Daeshin High School
Sungkok Art Museum
( )
Dilkusha(Tailor's House)
( )
Subway Exit
Dongnimmun
Line 1 City Hall
Daelim Museum
Sajik-dong
Ammun
(Secret Path)
Bus Stop
Muak-dong
42p
Hanok Village to the West

of Gyeongbokgung Palace
Site of Baeksa Hangbok Lees House

(Pirundae Pavillion)
()
Guksadang Shrine of
Inwangsan

Hyoja-ro
Shin Ik His House

in Hyoja-dong

Park Nosu's House

(Jongno Park No-soo Art Museum)

( )
Inwangsan Gokseong

Seodaemun Prison History Hall

Dongnimmun Station
2 hours 30 minutes
a Buddhist term, and it is said that a Korean Buddhist monk named Muhak (1327~1405) once declared that if Inwangsan ever became
Seosijeong
Pavilion

Duration
including Chimabawi(Rock of womens skirt), Seonbawi(Rock of meditating monk), and Gichabawi(Rock of train). The name Inwang is
Yun Dong-ju Hill

Buam Mineral Spring
4km
the right of Seouls four inner mountains. Inwangsan is also known as a rocky mountain characterized by unusual rock formations
(342m)
Distance
This walking course runs from Site of Donuimun to the Yun Dong-ju Hill, via Inwangsan (339m), which is situated to
()
Section Site of Donuimun Gate Changuimun Gate
Gyeonggyojang House
40
41
Inwangsan
Trail
Suseongdong
Valley of Inwangsan
Haemaji Park

Singyo-dong
Okin Apt.
Inwangsan Inwangsan Park
Beombawi Rock
100m
Transportation : [Site of Donuimun]
2km
Duration
about 1 hour
Seodaemun Station Exit 4 2 minutes on foot / Jongno Town Bus No. 05

Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center 1 minute on foot
[Gyeonghuigung] Gwanghwamun Station Exit 1
5 minutes on foot
[Sajikdan] Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 1
5 minutes on foot

[Guksadang of Inwangsan] Dongnimmun Station Exit 2 20 minutes on foot

( )
Inwangsan Gokseong

Distance
Guide Tip : T he Sajik Daeje (National Rite to Gods of the Earth and Grains; Important Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 111) is held at
Sajikdan Altar by the Corporate Mutual Association of the Jeonju Lee Clan on the third Sunday of every September.
Park Nosu's House


Link to the
Mobile Application
Section Site of Donuimun Gate Inwangsan Gokseong
Hanok Village to the West of

Get off at the
Tongin-dong
Inwangsan
Mojabawi Rock
Inwangsan Seonbawi Rock
Guksadang Shrine of
Inwangsan
Site of Baeksa Hangbok Lees House

(Pirundae Pavillion)
Hong Geon-ik's House

in Pirun-dong

()
Hwanghakjeong Pavilion
Muak-dong Community
Service Center

Ammun(Secret Path)
e3
Lin
No. 90> This house was inhabited by Nan Pa Hong Yeong-hu (1898~1941),
Folklore Cultural Heritage No. 28> Guksadang was initially built at the summit of
Sajik-dong
nim
ng
Do
n
mu
Sungkok Art Museum
Dilkusha
(Tailor's House)
[ Gyeonggyojang House ] <Historic Site No. 465> Gyeonggyojang served as

the office of the Korean provisional government from 1945 to 1946, and was
also the home of Kim Gu, the head of the provisional government from 1945
to 1949, the year he was assassinated there. It later served as the residence
of the ambassador of the Republic of China, the residence of the Vietnamese
ambassador, and then as a hospital, among other functions. In March 2013,
Gyeonggyojang was restored as the home of Kim Gu and opened to the public.
( )
Sajing-ro
Dongnimmun
Cheonyeon-dong
Hong Nanpa's House

in Hongpa-dong

Scenic Views
Seoul Metropolitan Office

of Education
Methodist Theological Univ.

ae
mu
Other
Areas
Site of Donuimun Gate~Inwangsan Gokseong[2km, about 1 hour]
eo
d
Green
Belt
Gyeonggyojang House
5S
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Road
Lin
e
Mt.
Park Path
Dongmyung Girls' Middle School
Many urban-style hanok built during the Japanese Colonial Period have been
preserved in this community between Inwangsan and Gyeongbokgung. The
village, known as Sangchon or Udae in late Joseon, was home to many lowlevel officials because it was close to the palace and government offices.
Towards the end of Joseon, the village found itself at the center of the
Yeohang (i.e. classes below the elite) literature, as non-yangban(non-ruling
caste) intellectuals organized their poetry club here. Since the modern period,
prominent figures like poets Yi Sang and Yun Dong-ju, and the artists No
Cheon-myeong, Yi Jung-seop, Cheon Gyeong-ja, and Lee Sang-beom, have
lived and worked here.
Interesting
Facts about
the Wall
[ Traces of Seoul City Wall ] During the construction of Woram Neighborhood Park, some parts of the wall were unearthed from below the embankment
of the wall of Seoul Welfare Foundation building (former offices of the Korea Meteorological Services). Further traces of the wall can be seen behind the
parking lot of the town houses around Hong Nan-pa's House in Hongpa-dong.
Guide to
Circuit
Path of the
Wall
[ Walks along the Wall ] Site of Donuimun Gate Gyeonggyojang House Woram Neighborhood Park Hong Nan-pa's House in Hongpa-dong

Convenience Store(Former Okgyeonyi Supermarket) Ammun(Secret Path) Inwangsan Gokseong (1 hour on foot)
[ Recommended Walks in Section 1 ]
Seodaemun Station Exit 4 Site of Donuimun Seoul Museum of History Gyeonghuigung Palace

Sajik Neighborhood Park Site of Baeksa Hangbok Lees House(Pirundae Pavillion) Hwanghakjeong pavilion

Guksadang Shrine of Inwangsan (1 hour on foot)
[ Recommended Walks in Section 2 ] Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 2 Hanok Village to the West of Gyeongbokgung Park Nosu's House

(Jongno Park No-soo Art Museum) Suseongdong Valley of Inwangsan Inwangsan Park

Inwangsan Beombawi Rock (1 hour on foot)

Entryway
Demolished &
[Hanok village (Sangchon or Udae), west of Gyeongbokgung Palace]
City Wall
Namsan Mountain during the reign of King Taejo of Joseon, but was dismantled
and restored at its present location on the western ridge of Inwangsan at the
order of the Japanese Imperial government, which built the Shinto Shrine on
the site. Seonbawi, above Guksadang, is said to resemble a monk absorbed in
Zen meditation. There is a saying that Jeong DoJeon, an influential aristocrat
and politician in early Joseon who was opposed to Buddhism, modified the
boundary of Seoul City Wall in order to place this rock beyond the wall.
Mountain
Wall Gate
-r
Line 2 City Hall
Seoul Meteorological
Observatory

Gyonam-dong
il
Subway Exit
Woram
Neighborhood Park
Gyonam Police Box
ng
Subway
Line 1 City Hall
western-style building built and inhabited from 1923-42 by Albert Taylor, a gold
mine engineer and United Press International correspondent in Seoul. Located
next to the house is a 450-year-old gingko tree, which is said to have been
brought from the home of General Gwon Yul(1537-1599), the Joseon general
who led the Korean forces to victory against Japan at the battle of Haengju
Fortress(1592). The name of Haengchon-dong originated from this story.
To
Bus Stop
Yeongcheon
Market
[Dilkusha (Tailors House)] Dilkusha (Palace of Hope in Hindi) is a
Site of General Gwon Yul's House

Gyonam-dong Community Service Center

the composer of such well-known songs as Bongseonhwa (a Balsam), and

Hometowns Spring. He composed most of his best-known pieces here. This
Western-style building from the 1930s has been preserved well.
[ Guksadang Shrine of Inwangsan and Seonbawi Rock ] <Important
Convenience Store
(Old Okgyeongi Supermarket)
( )
Daeshin High School
[ Hong Nanpa's House in Hongpa-dong ]<Registered as Cultural Property
(West Gate), used to be located at this site. It was originally built during
the reign of King Taejo of Joseon(1396), but it was closed in the 13th
year of the reign of King Taejong(1413), and Seojeonmun was built
for public access to the west of the wall. However, the exact original
location of Seojeonmun is unknown. In the 4th year of the reign of
King Sejong(1422), during construction work to reduce the size of
certain sections of the wall, Seojeonmun was closed and Donuimun
was newly built at the current location. Since then, Donuimun has also
been called Saemun or Sinmun (New Gate), while the nearby street was
named Sinmunno after the gate. However, in 1915, during the Japanese
occupation, when the streetcar service passed via the gate, the gate
was dismantled and its building materials sold off. Currently, a public
art work titled Invisible Gate stands on the former Site of
Donuimun.
Sajik-dong Community
Service Center

Gwanghwamun Art Hall

Dongnimmun Elementary School

Dongnim Park
Sajikdan Altar
Scenic Views
Muak-dong
Seodaemun Prison History Hall

Maedong Elementary School
[ Site of Donuimun Gate ] Donuimun, which is also called Seodaemun
42
43
Segeomjeong Junction

Sangmyung Univ.
Inwangsan
Trail
Bus Stop
Hongje-dong
Jah
am
un
-ro
Hongjimun Gate and

Tangchundaeseong Fortress
Link to the
Mobile Application
Wall Gate
b
ae
Mountain
Entryway
Park Path
Buam-dong
Seonbeopsa Temple
Haeamsa Temple
Mt.
Royal
Palace/
Jongmyo
Green
Belt
Road
Other
Areas
Seokpajeong Pavillion(Seoul Museum)

()
125m
Whanki Museum
Changuimun Gate
YooGeum Museum
Seongbulsa Temple
Yongcheonsaem Well Site
Inwang Middle School
Jahamun Tunnel
Buam-dong Community
Service Center


Lee Yongs House

Yun Dong-ju Hill

Inwangsan Guard Post

Buam Mineral Spring
Scenic Views
Demolished &
City Wall
Beomnyunsa Temple
way
Ring
Subway Exit
Line 2 City Hall

Okcheonam Temple
Subway
Line 1 City Hall
Bangye
Yun Eungryeol's Villa
Seosijeong
Pavilion
Section Inwangsan Gokseong Changuimun Gate

Distance
2km
Duration
about 1 hour and 30 minutes
Opening Hours : Inwangsan Mountain 24 hours open(Closed every Monday. If a national holiday falls on a Monday,
it will be closed on the Tuesday.)
Yun Dong-ju Literary Museum Summer(March ~ Oct.) 10:00~18:00 / Winter(Nov. ~ Feb.) 10:00~17:00
(Closed every Monday, and during the Chuseok(Harvest Moon) and Seollal(Lunar New Year) holidays
Transportation : [Inwangsan(toward Beombawi Rock)] Muakjae Station Exit 2 30 minutes on foot

[Inwangsan (toward the top)] Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 3 Jongno Town Bus No. 09
Get off at Ogin Apartment 30 minutes on foot
[Inwangsan (toward Gichabawi Rock)] Hongje Station Exit 2 Jongno Town Bus No. 07
Get off at Ant Village 15 minutes on foot

[Yun Dong-jus Hill] Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 3 Green Bus No. 7212 or 1020 or 7022

Get off at Jahamungogae 2 minutes on foot

[ Suseongdong Valley of Inwangsan ] <Monument No. 31> Suseongdong

Valley on Inwangsan is the source of a tributary of Cheonggyecheon Stream.
Because of the beautiful sound of water running between rocks, the valley
was named Suseongdong. Suseongdong Valley was a center of literary activity
in late Joseon: Jeong Seon (1676-1759), a famous painter of the period,
painted the landscape of the valley and various poetry clubs, including the
Songseogwon Poetry Society, organized by non-yangban writers, held regular
meetings there. However, in 1971, during the construction of the Okin Sibeom
Apartment, the local topography and landscape were seriously damaged, and
it was not until 2010 that the Seoul Metropolitan Government demolished the
apartment and restored the area virtually to its original appearance.
[ Park Nosu's House and Art Museum ]
[ Yun Dong-ju Hill and Literary Museum ] This area was established
as a park around Changuimun, near the western slopes of Inwangsan, to
commemorate the literary spirit of Yun Dong-ju, a famous poet known for his
lyric poetry and resistance poetry against Japan, as he lived near this hill during
his time at Yeonhui Vocational School. A large stone inscribed with his most
famous poem, Seosi, is located at the top of the hill, near the Yun Dong-ju
Literary Museum.
<Cultural Property Material No. 1>
This two-story brick house was built by Yoon Deok-yeong (1873-1940, an

uncle-in-law of Emperor Sunjong) for his daughter in 1938. It was inhabited by
the painter Park Nosu from 1972, and was transformed into the Jongno Park
No-soo Art Museum in 2011, after being donated to Jongno-gu Office along
with some 1,000 of Parks paintings.
Cheongun Park
[ Hongjimun Gate and Tangchundaeseong Fortress Wall ]
<Tangible Cultural Property No. 33> Tangchundaeseong was built in 1719 to
Seokguram Grotto of Inwangsan

Hongje 2-dong Community Service Center
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Cheongun-dong
Inwangsan Peak

Hongin Mineral Spring
Interesting
Facts about
the Wall
Inwangsan Mt.
(339m)
3
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Haemaji Park

Okin Apt.
kjae
Mua
Inwangsan Park

Inwangsan Beombawi Rock

Inwangsan Gokseong

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Ansan Elementary School

[ Suseongdong Valley in Gyeomjae Jeong Seons Paintingl ] A landscape of Suseongdong Valley, is part of the Album
of the Eight Great Views of Baegak Mountain and Inwangsan by Jeong Seon (pen-name: Gyeomjae). Suseongdong was
restored more or less to its original surroundings based on this painting. The Girin Bridge depicted in the painting is the
only stone bridge to have been preserved in its initial form at its original location on the wall.
[ The Wall Section Showing Different Building Techniques ] On the Inwangsan trail is a place where it is possible
to see the different techniques used in different periods to build the wall. The long section at the crossroads by
Tangchundaeseong, passing via Chimabawi Rock from the top of Inwangsan, was built with various stone block types at
different times, along with the street next to outside the wall.
Park Nosu's House

Inwangsan Gokseong~Changuimun Gate[2km, about 1h 30 minutes]
connect Seoul City Wall with Bukhansanseong Fortress. As such, this section
of the wall runs from Inwangsan to below Bibong (peak) of Bukhansan
Mountain in a straight line. Hongjimun, built in 1715, was connected to
Tangchundaeseong. Ogansumun Floodgate was also installed next to the gate.
Nusang-dong
Guide to
Circuit
Path of the
Wall
[ Walks along the Wall ] Inwangsan Gokseong Inwangsan Beombawi Rock Top of Inwangsan Inwangsan Gichabawi Rock
Yun Dong-ju Hill Changuimun Gate (1 hour 30 minutes on foot)
[ Recommended Walks] Muakjae Station Exit 2 Inwangsan Beombawi Rock Summit of Inwangsan Inwangsan Gichabawi Rock
Buam Mineral Spring Bangye Yun Eungryeol's Villa Site of Prince Anpyeong Lee Yongs House Changuimun Gate

(1 hour 30 minutes on foot)
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Seoul City Wall in Old

Paintings and Photos
Seoul City Wall in Old Paintings
Seoul City Wall in Old Photos
*Clearing after the Rain on Inwangsan Mountain [1751 | painted by Jeong Seon | Leeum Samsung Museum of Art Collection]
*Restored plaque /
signboard of Sungnyemun
(May 2013)
*The Current Appearance of Inwangsan
Jeong Seon, a master of true-view landscape painting lived at the foot of Inwangsan, where Kyungbock High School is now located,
and he produced many landscapes of the mountain. In his 1751work titled Inwangjesaekdo (the picturesque view of Inwangsan after the rain) , he
depicted the section of Seoul City Wall running along the ridge of Inwangsan.
*Changuimun Gate, Album of the Eight Great Views of Baegaksan Mountain and Inwangsan
[Year : unknown | by Jeong Seon | National Museum of Korea Collection]
*The Current Appearance of Changuimun
Changuimun is part of the Album of the Eight Great Views of Baegaksan and Inwangsan by Jeong Seon. The painting depicts the
gate as seen from inside the wall. Inwangsan is situated to the left of Changuimun, while Baegak is on its right. The wall extends from both sides of
Changuimun along the ridge of the mountain.
* [ In 1760 | Painter : unknown | Leeum Samsung Museum of Art Collection]
*The Current appearance of Ogansugyo Bridge on Cheonggyecheon Stream
Juncheon sisa yeolmudo depicts a ceremony to celebrate the completion of Cheonggyecheon dredging project, and was inserted in the
Jungcheon gyecheop, a report on the dredging work carried out during the reign of King Yeongjo. In this painting, the battlements above the five-hole
flood gates are well depicted.
*Photo of Sungnyemun Gate and its vicinity in early 1904 [Photographer : George Rose | Collection of Cho Sang-sun, head of Stereoscope]
The sections of the wall on the right and left-hand sides of Sungnyemun were preserved intact until the early 1900s. However,
in the 1920s, these sections were all demolished.
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Tourist Attractions around the Seoul City

Wall accessible by Subway
LINE 1
LINE 2
LINE 3
[Seoul Station Gye

[City Hall Station
] Sungnyemun (Namdaemun) Gate

] Deoksugung Palace / Seoul Museum of Art / Jeongdong Theater / Seoul Plaza / Cheonggye Plaza /
Seoul Metropolitan Council / Main building of Bank of Korea / Site of Souimun Gate / Hwangudan Altar /
Chungdong First Methodist Church
[Jonggak Station ] Bosingak Belfry
[Jongno 3(sam)ga Station
] Tapgol Park / Cheonggyecheon Stream / Jongmyo Shrine / Insa-dong
[Jongno 5(o)ga Station ] Gwangjang Market/ Dongdaemun Market
[Dongdaemun Station
] Heunginjimun Gate / Igansumun Floodgate / Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park / Pyounghwa Market
Air
[Chunjeongno Station
] Jeongdong Theater / Son Keechung Sports Park
[City Hall Station
]D
eoksugung Palace / Seoul Museum of Art / Jeongdong Theater / Seoul Plaza / Cheonggye Plaza /
Seoul Metropolitan Council / Main building of Bank of Korea / Site of Souimun Gate / Hwangudan Altar /
[Euljiro 1(il)ga Station ] Myeongdong Cathedral
[Euljiro 3(sam)ga Station
] Cheonggyecheon Stream
[Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station
] Gwanghuimun Gate / Dongdaemun History & Culture Park

(Site of Old Dongdaemun Stadium) / Site of Ogansumun Floodgate
[Dongnimmun Station ] Seodaemun Prison History Hall / Independence Park / Dongnimmun Gate / Site of General

Gwon Yul's House / Hong Nan-pa's House in Hongpa-dong / Woram Neighborhood Park
[Gyeongbokgung Station ] G
wanghwamun Gate / Gyeongbokgung Palace / Sejong Center for the Performing Arts /
National Folk Museum of Korea / Tongin Market
[Anguk Station ] C
hangdeokgung Palace / Bukchon Hanok Village / Constitutional Court of Korea / Jeongdok Public Library /
Unhyeongung Palace / Bukchon Handicraft Experience Center
] Tapgol Park/ Cheonggyecheon Stream/ Jongmyo Shrine / Insa-dong
[Euljiro 3(sam)ga Station
] Cheonggyecheon Stream
[Chungmuro Station
] Namsangol Hanok Village
[Dongguk Univ. Station ] Jangchung Gymnasium / Jangchungdan Park / Jangchung-dong Jokbal Alley
Organizations related
to Seoul City Wall
[ Seoul City Wall ]

Home page of Seoul City Wall
seoulcitywall.seoul.go.kr
Seoul City Wall Institute of the Seoul Museum of History
www.museum.seoul.kr
Seoul City Wall Museum
[ Tourist Information Centers
09:00~22:00
02)735-8688
Namdaemun Market Tourist Information Center
09:30~18:00
02)752-1913
Dongdaemun Tourist Information Center
09:00~22:00
02)2236-9135
10:30~20:00
02)774-3238
[ Relevant Organizations ]
Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea
www.cha.go.kr
Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism
www.mcst.go.kr
Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation
www.chf.or.kr
[ Autonomous Gu Offices ]
Jongno-gu Office
www.jongno.go.kr
Seongbuk-gu Office
www.seongbuk.go.kr
Yongsan-gu Office
www.yongsan.go.kr
Seodaemun-gu Office
www.sdm.go.kr
Jung-gu Office
www.junggu.seoul.kr
[ Committees ]
LINE 4
[Seoul Station Gye Air

] Sungnyemun Gate (Namdaemun)
[Hoehyeon Station ] Sungnyemun Gate (Namdaemun)/ Baekbeom Square / Patriot Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall / Namsan Public Library /

Namdaemun Market
[Myeongdong Station ] Myeongdong Cathedral / Myeong-dong Jungang-ro
[Chungmuro Station
] Namsangol Hanok Village
] Gwanghuimun Gate / Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (Site of Old Dongdaemun

Stadium)/ Site of Ogansumun Floodgate
[Dongdaemun Station
] Heunginjimun Gate / Igansumun Floodgate / Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park/ Pyounghwa Market
[Hyehwa Station ] Marronnier Park / Naksan Park/ Ihwa Village / Ihwajang House/ Museum of Korea Straw and Plant Handicraft
[Hansung Univ. Station ] Hyehwamun Gate / The Official Residence of the Seoul Mayors
] S ite of Donuimun Gate / Gyeonggyojang House / Gyeonghuigung Palace / Chungdong First Methodist Church /
Jeongdong Theater / Cheonggyecheon Stream / Seoul History Museum
[Gwanghwamun Station ] Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
] Tapgol Park/ Cheonggyecheon Stream / Jongmyo Shrine / Insa-dong
] Gwanghuimun/ Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (Site of Old Dongdaemun

Stadium) / Site of Ogansumun Floodgate
[Seodaemun Station
LINE 5
Korean National Commission for UNESCO
www.unesco.or.kr
ICOMOS-KOREA
www.icomos-korea.or.kr
[Seoul City Wall Guide Book]

Travel information about Seoul : Call 120 and
then press 9 when you hear a recorded message
in Korean. (You can choose from the following
languages: English, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Mongolian.)
Publishing Date
Published by

Publisher
PlanningProduction

Design
May 2014
Seoul Metropolitan Government, Culture Design &
Tourism Headquarters, Seoul City Wall Division
Jang Eun Sun Manager
Mayor of Seoul
Seoul Metropolitan Government, Culture Design & Tourism
Headquarters, Seoul City Wall Division
Jang Eun Sun Manager
aCreatvie
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Arko Art Center
Baegak Chotdaebawi Rock
Baegak Gokseong
Baegak Rest Area
Baegangmaru
Baekbeom Square
Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul
Bekseokdongcheon in Buam-dong
Biudang House
Buam Mineral Spring
Bukchon Traditional Culture Center
Bukjeong Village
Changdeok Girls' Middle School
Changdeokgung Palace
Changuimun Gate
Changuimun Information Center
Cheonggye Plaza
Cheongun Park
Cheongundae
Choi Sunu House in Seongbuk-dong
Chungmu Art Hall
Daehan Medical Center (Seoul National Univ. Hospital Institute)
Daehangno Musical Center

Daemyeong Street
Deoksugung Palace
Dilkusha (Tailor's House)
Dolphin Rest Area
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (Site of Old Dongdaemun Stadium)
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Dongdaemun History Museum 1398

Dongdaemun Market
Dongdaemun Seonggwak Park
Dongdaemun Tourist Information Center
Dongmun Market
Dongpyeonghwa Market
East Building of Paichai School Baejae Park
Ewha Girls' High School
Excavation Site of Hoehyeon, Namsan
Former Administration Building of Seoul National Univ.
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Former Prime Minister Johan. M. Chang's House in Myeongnyun-dong

Former Seo Gynecology Clinic
Former Seoul Railway Station (Culture Station Seoul 284)
Gilsangsa Temple
Guksadang Shrine of Inwangsan
Gwanghuimun Gate
Gwanghwamun Square
Gyeonggyojang House
Hanok Village to the West of Gyeongbokgung Palace
Headspring, Seongbukcheon Stream

Heunginjimun Gate
Hong Geon-ik's House in Pirun-dong
Hong Nanpa's House in Hongpa-dong
Hongdeogibat Field
Hongjimun Gate and Tangchundaeseong Fortress
Hullyeonwon Park
Hwanghakjeong Pavilion
Hyehwamun Gate
Igansumun Floodgate
Ihwa Village
Ihwajang House
Inwangsan Beombawi Rock
Inwangsan Gokseong
Inwangsan Park
Jaedong Elementary School Tourist Information Center
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Jajidongcheon Well
Jamdubong Photo Island
Jangchung Gymnasium
Jangchungdan Park
Jangsu Village
Jeongdok Public Library
Jeong-dong Park
Jeongdong Theater
Kansong Art Museum
Lee Jongseoks Villa in Seongbuk-dong
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Main building of Bank of Korea
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Main building of the Former National Industrial Institute
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Manhae Han Yongun Simujang House
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N Seoul Tower
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Naksan Park Cultural Plaza
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Naksanjeong Pavilion
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Namsan Drama Center
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Namsan Exhibition Hall
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Namsan J-Gran House
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Namsan Outdoor Botanical Garden
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Namsan Palgakjeong Pavillion
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Namsan Public Library
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Namsan Wild Flowers Park
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National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Deoksugung 20
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National Theater of Korea
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Park Nosu's House (Jongno Park No-soo Art Museum)
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Patriot Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall
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Police Commissioner Choi Gyusik Statue
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Pyounghwa Market
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Saekkum Children's Park
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Sajikdan Altar
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Samcheong Park
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Samcheonggak
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Seokhojeong (Archery Range)
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Seokpajeong Pavillion (Seoul Museum)
Seongbuk Friendship Place

Seongnagwon Garden
Seonjamdan Altar Site in Seoul
Seosijeong Pavilion
Seoul Cathedral Anglican Church of Korea
Seoul Cith Wall Museum (Seoul Design Support Center)
Seoul City Hall (New City Hall)

Seoul Meteorological Observatory
Seoul Munmyo Confucian Shrine and Sungkyunkwan
Seoul Museum of Art

Seoul Plaza
Seoul Station
Seoul Theater Center
Sewing Village in Changsin-dong (Site of Quarry)
Simpson Memorial Hall at Ewha Girls' High School
Site of Baeksa Hangbok Lees House (Pirundae Pavillion)
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Site of Chilpae Market

Site of General Gwon Yul's House
Site of Gyeongmogung Shrine
Site of Mongmyeoksan Beacon Mound
Site of Namji Pond
Site of Ogansumun Floodgate
Site of Prince Anpyeong Lee Yongs House
Sukjeongmun Gate
Sukjeongmun Information Center
Sungnyemun Gate (Namdaemun)
Supyogyo Bridge
The Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry
The Official Residence of the Seoul Mayors
The Shilla Seoul
Waryong Park
Woram Neighborhood Park
Yu Gwansun Memorial Hall
Yun Dong-ju Hill
Yun Dong-ju Literary Museum
Yun Posun's House in Anguk-dong
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SEOUL CITY WALL

Things to Remember when Visiting Seoul City Wall

What is Seoul City Wall?

Seoul City Wall Hiking Trails

04 The Seoul City Wall

16 Baegak Mountain Trails

18 Baegak Trail 1 : Changuimun Gate Baegak Gokseong

08 Cradling the Life

20 Baegak Trail 2 : Baegak Gokseong Waryong Park

10 Looking forward to the future

22 Baegak Trail 3 : Waryong Park Hyehwamun Gate

12 Beautiful Seoul City Wall

24 Naksan Mountain / Heunginjimun Gate Trails

32 Namsan(Mongmyeoksan) Mountain / Sungnyemun(Namdaemun) Gate Trail

40 Inwangsan Mountain Trails

Information on Seoul City Wall

49 Organizations related to Seoul City Wall

[Historic Site No. 10]

*<National Treasure No.853> Suseon Jeondo (Complete Map of Seoul)

[A stone block of the wall, inscribed as Gangjayukbaekcheok]

[Excavation site of Seoul City Wall at the foot of Hoehyeon,

* Old Photo of Hyehwamun Gate | National Museum of Korea Collection

[Hyehwamun Gate] Hyehwamun from outside the wall.

[Naksan Mountain Trail] As the administrative district of

The wall construction in the reign

The wall construction in the reign

The wall construction in the reign

The wall construction in the reign

The wall reconstruction project in January of 1422(lunar calender) replaced

Square(60cm x 60cm)stone blocks were used to construct the wall. Stone

Site of Donuimun Gate

Backstreet of Naksan Mountain Catholic University of

Wooden stairway to the east of Namsan, where can find

Backstreet of Jangchung Gymnasium, where can find

Along the wall are various stones bearing inscriptions. At

Built in the reign of King Taejo, the section of the wall

In the reign of King Sejong, the natural stones used to

Night View from Naksan

Beautiful Views around Seoul City Wall

Magnificent View with Mountains

Harmony between City and Nature

The section of the wall on flat ground around city stands

The section of the wall that follows the ridges of Mounts

Lights have been installed along the Naksan Trail, making

Malbawi Information Center

Bukchon Hanok Village

National Folk Museum of Korea

Paiwha Girls' High School

Hanok Village to the

Park Nosu's House (Jongno Park

January 21, Pine Tree

Choi Sayoungs House in Mapo

Daehan Medical Center

Samseon Middle School

The Official Residence

Hansung Univ. Station

Hahn Moo Sook House

Shrine and Sungkyunkwan

Museum of Korea Straw and

Chundangji Ministry of Culture, Seoul Theater Center

Hyehwa Station Cultural Plaza

Sangheo Lee Taejuns House

Seongbuk-gu Museum of Art

Manhae Han Yongun