Daeseongsa Temple on Umyeonsan
우면산 대성사
Historic site · Seocho-gu
A 1,600-year-old temple said to date from the reign of King Chimnyu of Baekje. A quiet, free retreat on the slopes of Umyeonsan.
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Source: seocho.go.kr
Nearby in Seocho-gu
National Gugak Museum
FreeMuseum · Nambu Bus Terminal Stn. (Line 3)
Opened in 1995, this is Korea's only museum devoted to traditional Korean music, displaying a wide range of gugak artifacts and instruments.
Seoul Arts Center World Music Fountain
Partly freePlaza · Nambu Bus Terminal Stn. (Line 3)
A free music fountain on the plaza of the Seoul Arts Center. Evening shows against Umyeonsan, with an open-air cafe mood.
ARKO Arts Archive
FreeMuseum · Nambu Bus Terminal Stn. (Line 3)
A specialist institution for collecting, preserving and providing access to arts records, the ARKO Arts Archive gathers, conserves and makes available key documents tracing the course of modern and contemporary Korean art history.
Seoripul Youth Art Gallery
FreeArt gallery · Nambu Bus Terminal Stn. (Line 3)
Seoripul Youth Art Gallery.
Hanwon Museum of Art
FreeArt gallery · Nambu Bus Terminal Stn. (Line 3)
Opened in 1993 as a Class 1 specialised art museum, Hanwon was founded with the personal funds of the late Ha Dong-hwan, honorary chairman of the Hanwon Group and founder of Dong-A Motor.
Umyeonsan Urban Nature Park
FreeMountain & trail · 양재1동
The mountain forms the boundary of Seocho-dong, Bangbae-dong, Umyeon-dong and Yangjae-dong in Seocho-gu, and is named for its shape, said to resemble a dozing cow. Part of it is also called Gwanamsan after the Gatbawi rock found there
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Free if eligibleJongno-gu · Hyehwa Stn. (Line 4) Exit 4
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Deoksugung Palace
Free if eligibleJung-gu · City Hall Stn. (Lines 1, 2) Exit 2
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Jongmyo Shrine
Free if eligibleJongno-gu · Jongno 3-ga Stn. (Lines 1, 3, 5) Exit 11
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