Joon Lee

Best from stop 1 — the story is told in order. Tap Start here on any stop to begin there instead; the guide will catch you up.

1. 1

   Seodaemun

   “The Gate That Isn’t There”

   The site of Donuimun, the West Gate of Joseon Seoul, demolished in 1915 and never rebuilt.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

   Start here
2. 430 m · 7 min walk
3. 2

   Hammering Man

   Jonathan Borofsky’s monumental steel kinetic sculpture, a worker whose arm never stops.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

   Start here
4. 150 m · 2 min walk
5. 3

   전차 381호

   “Streetcar 381”

   A preserved Seoul streetcar, number 381, standing on the pavement off Sejong-daero.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

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6. 460 m · 7 min walk
7. 4

   Sontag Hotel

   “The First Dabang”

   Site of the Sontag Hotel (1902–1917), which ran the first hotel café in Korea.

   • 4 min with the guide here
   • Seen from outside

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8. 480 m · 7 min walk
9. 5

   Deoksugung

   “Deoksugung Wall”

   The walled palace at 99 Sejong-daero, main palace of the Korean Empire from 1897.

   • 4 min with the guide here · add about 30 min if you go in
   • Open now · until 21:00 · Tue–Sun 9:00–21:00 · closed Mon
   • Ticketed

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10. 110 m · 2 min walk
11. 6

    Seokjojeon

    “Stone Hall, 1910”

    The granite Western-style hall inside Deoksugung, finished in 1910, now the Daehan Empire History Museum.

    • 4 min with the guide here
    • Entry restricted · told from the door
    • Open now · until 18:00 · Tue–Sun 9:00–18:00 · closed Mon

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12. 420 m · 6 min walk
13. 7

    Seoul City Hall

    “A Lawn to Sit On”

    Seoul City Hall with the old city hall — now Seoul Metropolitan Library — and Seoul Plaza in front of it.

    • 4 min with the guide here · add about 15 min if you go in
    • Closed today · opens Mon 09:00 · Mon–Fri 9:00–12:00, 13:00–18:00 · closed Sat–Sun

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