🏛️ Culture

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Seoul, South Korea

About Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Zaha Hadid's swooping, futuristic landmark — design exhibitions, an LED rose garden, and Seoul's late-night fashion district around it.

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📍281 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

✓ Solo-friendly spot

Price range

Free

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Seoul's grandest Joseon-era palace beneath Bugaksan, with sweeping courtyards, a pavilion on a lotus pond, and the changing-of-the-guard ceremony.

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A UNESCO-listed palace prized for its rear 'Secret Garden' of pavilions and ponds that follows the natural contours of the hillside.

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A hillside neighbourhood of preserved hanok houses between two palaces, with sloping lanes and rooftop views over old Seoul.

Travel Insurance

SafetyWing & World Nomads

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