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Changdeokgung Palace is a royal palace built during the Joseon Dynasty in 1405 as a secondary palace after Gyeongbokgung Palace and is the best preserved royal residence from this era. Changdeokgung Palace was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 for its outstanding harmonious arrangement with nature. The palace is especially popular during...   Read more

2017 witnessing a significant drop in accidents compared to that of 2016 was among the information provided in the official release of the Seoul Metro ‘2017 Safety Report.’ The ‘Safety Report 2017’ is the first publishing of such content since the merger of Seoul Metro (Lines 1-4) and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (Lines 5-8)...   Read more

By 2021, the Gwanghwamun Square will transform into Korea’s premiere culture space following the restoration of its historical and symbolic value. The core goal of this project is to integrate the severed sections of the square and restore the historical value of the Seoul City Wall, and Gwanghwamun Square to provide a walking area naturally...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will be supplying the city with eco-friendly and convenient electric scooters beginning from this year, releasing 500 scooters on a yearly basis until 2025 for a total of 4,700 scooters.This move is anticipated to contribute to the improvement of air quality with the scooters’ motor-free design, safe from air-pollutant emissions including...   Read more

Seoul City is hosting the ‘Bukchon Culture Day’ with citizens and visitors every Saturday in Bukchon for the month of April. Part of a culture program development, ‘Bukchon Culture Day’ is a cultural event, which reflects Bukchon’s unique sense of space and history, to be held in three public hanok places in Bukchon, Jongno-gu (Bukchon...   Read more

Eungbongsan Mountain is known as the place where the spring flower forsythia blooms first in Seoul City before anywhere else. ‘Eungbongsan Forsythia Festival’ has been held every spring in time for the flowering of forsythias. At the 21st Eungbongsan Forsythia Festival (held for 3 days from April 6, 2018 to April 8, 2018), various types...   Read more

On April 9, 2018, Seoul City signed a business agreement with CJ E&M to promote the Seoul City brand and pursue joint marketing to spread the culture of Hallyu. ○ Through this agreement, Seoul City plans to join CJ E&M’s Hallyu concert festival to further promote Seoul City’s new brand to Hallyu fans all over...   Read more