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Seoullo 7017 ( Korean : 서울로 7017 ), also known as the Seoul Skygarden or Skypark, is an elevated, linear park in Seoul, built atop a former highway overpass. The path, which is about one kilometer in length and lined with 24,000 plants, is similar to New York City's High Line. Skygarden was designed by MVRDV, a Dutch firm, and opened in ...
Seoul Forest. / 37.5446250°N 127.0398444°E / 37.5446250; 127.0398444. One of the entrances to Seoul Forest. Seoul Forest ( Korean : 서울숲; RR : Seoul sup) is a large park in Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea. It is open year-round, and admission is free. Seoul Forest opened in June 2005.
Deoksugung ( Korean : 덕수궁) also known as Gyeongun-gung, Deoksugung Palace, or Deoksu Palace, is a walled compound of palaces in Seoul that was inhabited by members of Korea 's royal family during the Joseon monarchy until the annexation of Korea by Japan in 1910. It is one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the kings of the Joseon ...
Seoul Zoological Garden or Seoul Grand Park Zoo or Seoul Zoo [4] ( 서울동물원 ; 서울動物園) is the first zoo in the Korean [1] peninsula. The Seoul Zoo has more than 3,000 animals from 330 species. The zoo is the 10th largest in the world and a recognized member of the Species360 (formerly International Species Information System or ...
Changdeokgung ( Korean : 창덕궁; lit. The Palace of Prospering Virtue), also known as Changdeokgung Palace or Changdeok Palace, is set within a large park in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the kings of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). [ 1] As it is located east of Gyeongbok Palace ...
A traditional Korean garden was inaugurated in Nantes, France in 2006. [4] ". Colline de Suncheon" (" Suncheon Hill"), a 5000 square metre site, is enclosed within Blottereau Park and celebrates the 120th anniversary of diplomatic ties between South Korea and France. There are traditional Korean gardens in the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City ...
Children's Grand Park ( Korean : 어린이대공원) or Seoul Children's Grand Park is a park complex in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Facilities at Children's Grand Park include hills and hiking trails, Zoo, garden, and an amusement park. [1] Children's Grand Park is a leisure facility for families, offering a botanical garden, amusement ...
It is the first arboretum in Seoul that opened in 2013. It focuses on exhibits, experiences and education. There are over 2,100 different kinds of plants and 25 theme parks on 103,000 m 2, and education programs are also underway. It includes Herb garden, Rock garden, British garden, French garden and Maze Garden. It opens from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.