SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A 40-meter-long swimming pool with two water slides will open to the public in Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul later this month, the city’s tourism promotion agency said Monday. The “2024 Seoul Summer Beach” is set to open from July 26 until Aug. 11 in a size twice as [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul citizens chose the Han River as the main landmark representing the capital city, whereas foreigners residing in the city picked Gwanghwamun Square as the city’s top emblem, survey results showed Thursday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced the results of the “2023 Seoul Survey” conducted on 20,000 households, in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Two illumination festivals will hit Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul next week, lighting up the square and its surrounding areas with nightly media shows and lantern installations through the end of the year, officials said Tuesday. The events — Seoul Light-Gwanghwa 2022 and Seoul Lantern Festival 2022 — will [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwanghwamun Square, a major landmark in central Seoul, opened to the public Saturday after nearly two years of renovation. The square, which has been expanded and partially refurbished into a park, opened to the public at 11 a.m., according to the Seoul city government. At a ceremony celebrating the [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A fully-refurbished Gwanghwamun Square, a landmark in central Seoul, will open to the public on Aug. 6, city government officials said Tuesday. The Seoul city government said an opening ceremony will be held with the participation of some 1,000 people. Construction began in November 2020 to expand the square [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A fully-refurbished Gwanghwamun Square, a landmark in central Seoul, is expected to open to the public soon, city government officials said Monday. The construction to expand the square and turn part of it into a park is expected to be completed by the end of this month or early [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul will reopen in July after completing over 1 1/2 years of renovation that will more than double the total area, including tripling the space for trees and other plants, the city government said Tuesday. The square, located in front of the royal Gyeongbok Palace [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Gwanghwamun Square, a landmark of Seoul, will get new historical and cultural attractions by next April, the Seoul metropolitan government said Wednesday. Construction has been under way to expand the square and turn part of it into a park as part of a controversial project launched by the administration [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The road lining Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul was partially closed Saturday to begin construction on a major park. Sejong-daero, which runs up and down the east and west sides of the square, was closed off on the west and expanded on the east to allow traffic to move [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The road around Gwanghwamun Square will be partially closed starting March 6 to make room for an ambitious renovation project, the Seoul city government said Monday. Sejong-daero, which currently lines both the east and west sides of Gwanghwamun Square, will be closed on the west side starting at midnight [...]