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 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government on Monday began renovation of its landmark Gwanghwamun Square, aiming to transform the busy intersection into a verdant public park. Traffic lanes will be expanded on the east of the square, located in the capital’s central Jongno Ward and adjacent to the U.S. Embassy, while [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Sunday it will redesign Gwanghwamun Square and the road around it in an effort to transform the square into a city-center park with more trees and flowers. The sweeping plan calls for removing the western side of the 10-lane Sejongro boulevard to expand the [...]