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Seoul Metro offers unique facilities in Seoul subway stations in order to actualize a pleasant station environment and passengers’ convenience. Just three years ago, mops and buckets were used for washing the stairs and floors of platforms and waiting rooms of subway stations. Now, the wet vacuum cleaner has replaced mops and buckets. The wet...   Read more

Youth Zone Gangnam, an innovative space for the youth consisting of two floors and built by Seoul on a gross area of 300.9 ㎡ in Gaepo Digital Innovation Park, will officially open on August 8, 2019. It is the seventh Youth Zone established in Seoul and the first of its kind in the southeastern part...   Read more

The city of Seoul secured KRW 100 million in special subsidies for the Support Project for Men and Women for Healthy Childbirth, which shifted the paradigm of the women-focused pregnancy support system to one that is both men-and women-focused, as it received an Excellence Award for being a good policy to address the low birth...   Read more

Seoul will be hosting the Global I·SEOUL·U Video & Photo Contest to advertise the value, charm, and identity of I·SEOUL·U, the original brand of Seoul city and to build and spread its image as a citizen-driven city brand. The Global I·SEOUL·U Video & Photo Contest will held with the two categories of video content and...   Read more

Platform Changdong 61, a cultural complex in the northeastern part of Seoul, has announced the line-up of special concerts for the second half of 2019. “Changdong Akgamu(樂 歌 舞 Music, Song, Dance)” concert will feature Kim Duk Soo X Ensemble SINAWI, Lee Bong-geun X Park Beom-tae X Andy Kim, and Black String, while “Friday Night...   Read more

As Seoul pursues the “10-minute Neighborhood Life-enhancing SOC Project” through which convenience facilities located within a ten-minute walk of old low-rise houses will be expanded, the city has decided on a final list of which life-enhancing SOC facilities will be established in 13 model autonomous districts as the first step of the project. The “10-minute...   Read more

If you still have yet to make plans for summer vacation, you can take the opportunity to make memories at various venues located throughout Seoul just by taking the subway. We have selected various attractions where you can escape the scorching heat and make special memories at a low cost under five different themes. <Summer...   Read more

  The city of Seoul will be offering parking spaces exclusively for the use of pregnant women in public parking lots and parking areas attached to public facilities. These parking spaces will offer an ample amount of space in order for pregnant women, who may find it difficult to get in and out of the...   Read more

Seoul City is set to operate the Namsan Dulle-gil Trail Night Hiking program in which participants can walk along the Namsan Dulle-gil Trail with their families, friends, and loved ones while listening to the commentary on nature and appreciating the nightscape. The Namsan Dulle-gil Trail is a program in response to the difficulty of performing...   Read more

Seoul City is set to conduct the “23rd Seoul Good Public Design Certification” selection for the second half of 2019, targeting excellent Korean public facilities including benches, trash cans, and fences. The Seoul Good Public Design is a certification made by Seoul City to give to valuable public facilities, from aesthetic, functional, and social perspectives....   Read more

Seoul City is set to launch the second pre-sale of the ticket for 2019 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism that will open on September 7. The ordinary ticket price is KRW 9,000 for adults and college students, KRW 6,000 for adolescents, and KRW 5,000 for children. The pre-sale offers up to a 30% discount,...   Read more

Seoul Urban Life Museum will temporarily open so that visitors can encounter the vivid stories of common residents of Seoul who went to school, worked, and formed families in Seoul, as well as over 1,100 hand-stained relics offer a glimpse into the modern and contemporary lives of Seoulites. The official opening of the Seoul Urban...   Read more