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"Museums"
Seoul being the capital of South Korea has plenty of museums for one to visit. You can find all sorts of museums from war museums to children’s museums. A lot of museums were destroyed during the Korean War but were built again bigger, better and stronger. You can find a list of some of the [...]
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Yangnyeong Herb Medicine Museum in Seoul was established in 2006. It is conveniently located across the street from the Yangnyeongsi Herbal Market. The museum is broken up into different sections about herbal medicine in Korea and the role it played over the years. Some of the sections are the History [...]
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The Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art is run by the Samsung Foundation of Culture established in 1965. The foundation was started for the preservation of Korean art history and the exhibition of modern and contemporary works by Korean and foreign artists. It was started by late Samsung Chairman, Byung-Chull Lee. The name Leeum come from [...]
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Kukkiwon Headquarters also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters is home of Taekwondo. The Kukkiwon Headquarters in Gangnam-Gu were established in 1972 to promote Taekwondo worldwide, organise national and international taekwondo competitions and train Taekwondo coaches and referees. There are now over 80 million people who enjoy Taekwondo in over 182 countries. On the grounds of [...]
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Museum of Korea Straw and Plants Handicraft was opened in 1993 and was located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu. In 2001 it was moved to its current location near Hyehwa Station. The founder is Byung Sun-In who has devoted her whole life to research about straw. The museum follows the role of straw in the lives of Korean’s over [...]
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Sung Kyun Kwan refers to the old Sung Kyu Kwan place of education and not the modern Sung Kyun Kwan University located next door. Sung Kyun Kwan was built around 600 years ago during King Taejo’s reign of the Joseon Dynasty. Sungkyunkwan was the first national education institue in Korea. The main goal for the [...]
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The Sungkok Art and Culture foundation was set up and established to pay tribute to the memory of Kim Sung-Kon, the founder of the Ssangyong Enterprise. Kim Sung-Kon had always wanted to help people and understood the importance of young people and how they would be building the future of Korea. The museum was built [...]
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Sarangchae at Cheongwadae is a building where you can learn about the former / current Presidents of Korea and the past, present and future of Seoul. Sarangchae is located near Cheongwadae, the Korean presidential residence (Blue house). Sarangchae at Cheongwadae is a green building and was designed to use renewable energy resources such as solar [...]
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Coex Aquarium in Seoul is an aquarium in Coex Shopping Centre. The Aquarium follows a theme called “Journey of Water”. The theme follows marine life from the mountains, rivers to the depths of the sea. Coex Aquarium has 3,000 tons of water and 40,000 marine wildlife of 650 species.
There are 12 different sections at [...]
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The King Sejong Memorial Museum was opened on the 9th of October 1973. The museum is dedicated to King Sejong’s life and achievements. The building is made up of two floors. The first floor is the museum which is split up into different sections. The second floor has a wedding hall, conference rooms and offices. [...]
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Seodaemun Museum of Natural History is located in Seodaemun-gu (District) in Seoul, Korea. The museum was planned and constructed by the Seodaemun District Office. After 6 years of planning and construction, the museum opened on July 10th, 2003. The museum was established to collect, preserve and exhibit natural history. The museum has 84 fossils, 302 [...]
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The Korean Military Academy is a great spot to visit and definitely off the the beaten tourist track. The Korean Military Academy is a prestigious academy famous for their strict regime, patriotism and high ranking graduates. The academy follows the motto: wisdom, integrity and courage. Until 1997 the Korean Military Academy was off limits to [...]
Continue Reading →The National Museum of Korea was founded on December 3rd, 1945 after the liberation from the Japanese Occupation Government. The museum was relocated numerous times over the years due to war and the increase of relics. In the mid-nineties the government decided to build a permanent and dedicated building and choose Yongsan Family Park.
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Raemian is a brand of Samsung C&T Corporation launched in 2000. The meaning of Raemian is future, beauty and comfort. Samsung C&T have worked on buildings such as the Petronas Towers, Tapei 101 and Burj Khalifa. They are one of the major players in apartment construction in Korea and always coming up with new ideas [...]
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City Hall in Seoul is a governmental building for the Seoul Metropolitan Government. It is located next to City Hall Station. The building was built by the Japanese occupation government in 1926. After liberation from Japan, it served the Seoul city government. In front of City Hall building is the City Hall Plaza. It is [...]
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This newly built museum preserved the facade of the old Supreme Court Office building.
After a short walk from City Hall Station we arrived at the entrance to the Museum of Art. There is a small winding path leading up to the museum. On both sides of the path you can see plants, flowers [...]
Located in the same building as the National Science Museum, Animal Science 2011 is an exhibition about animals. All of the animals displayed in the exhibition are real. These animals once lived in the zoo or the aquarium. All of them died of natural causes or sudden death. When they died they were preserved by [...]
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Ewha Womans University Museum was opened on April 6th, 1935 as part of the effort to preserve Korean cultural heritage in the midst of the Japanese occupation with donations coming from it’s faculty and students. During the Korean war the museum’s contents were moved to Pilsenggak, the main hall of Ewha’s temporary campus in the [...]
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Ice Gallery Seoul is the world’s first indoor ice sculpture gallery that is open year-round.
The Ice Gallery is spread over 2 floors. The first floor and entrance is a big room with many tables and the reception area. Here for 5,000 won you can experience what it is like to be an ice [...]
The Seoul Education Museum was opened on June 15th, 1995. The museum was opened as a specialized museum of education that displays a total of 12,742 items. The museum looks at the role and history of education in Korea from the Three Kingdom period (285 AD) to present.
A lot of changes have taken place [...]
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