Kangbuk Samsung Hospital

Jungmyeongjeon Hall

Jungmyeong-jeon is an important historical site of the Korean Empire. After the great fire at Gyeongwun Palace (now Deoksu Palace) in 1904, it served as the private chamber of Emperor Gojong, who relocated his residence there. The Eulsa Treaty was illegally concluded here in November 1905, and it was from Jungmyeong-jeon that special envoys including Lee Jun were dispatched to The Hague on April 20, 1907 to inform the international community of the injustice of the Eulsa Treaty. Meanwhile, Jungmyeong-jeon was mostly destroyed by fire in 1925, leaving only the outer walls, and was subsequently rebuilt. It was then…

Seoul Anglican Cathedral of St. Mary the Virgin and St. Nicholas

The Seoul Anglican Cathedral of the Korean Anglican Church is a disciple community that proclaims the faith of communion. As the cathedral of the Seoul Diocese of the Korean Anglican Church, it was begun by Bishop Mark Trollope, the third bishop of the Joseon Anglican Church, according to designs by Englishman Arthur Dixon, and was consecrated. Subsequently, the original design drawings were discovered in an English library in 1993, and the cathedral was completed in its original form in 1996. This cathedral building harmonizes Romanesque style with Korean traditional architectural techniques to create a beautiful structure.

Deoksugung Stone Wall Path

An existing road has been redeveloped into a pedestrian-focused roadway, combining sidewalks, shared pedestrian-vehicle roads, and a green corridor concept—a first-of-its-kind case in Korea with a length of 900m. Eco-friendly clay blocks and paving stones have been applied to ensure safe pedestrian passage, and 130 trees of three species including nettle trees have been planted along with 20 benches for citizen rest areas, creating a historic streetscape connected to the surrounding Deoksugung Palace and improving the street environment.

Gwanghwamun Gukbap

Gwanghwamun Hanokjip

Gwanghwamun Hanokjip

Gwanghwamun Hanokjip