Seoul/Yeongdeungpo-Guro
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Yeongdeungpo (영등포) and Guro (구로) are districts in Seoul. Yeongdeungpo is mostly a commercial area, and many of the nation's media companies are based here especially in Yeouido. The island of Yeouido is located in Yeongdeungpo-gu, and is the site of the National Assembly, the headquarters of LG and Korean Broadcasting System, and many financial companies and shopping centers.
Interestingly enough, Yeongdeungpo is home to the Seoul Military Service Examination Center. It's a place that every 19- to 20-year-old male in Seoul must visit at least once.
Get in
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Map of Seoul/Yeongdeungpo-Guro
Yeongdeungpo is served by subway lines 1, 2, 5, 7 and 9. Guro is served by subway lines 1, 2 and 7.
Guil Station is a subway station in Seoul Metropolitan Government. Bugi Station is Dong University, and there is a Dongdaemun Future University. This station is on Anyangcheon Stream, and the elevator layer of Incheon is different from Anyangcheon Stream.
See
edit- 1 KBS Hall (Line 9 National Assembly Station). Home of KBS Philharmonic Orchestra and KBS Traditional Music Orchestra.
- 2 63 Building (63 빌딩 or 육삼 빌딩), Yeongdeungpo-gu, ☏ +82 2-789-5663. This striking building was the tallest outside North America when it opened in 1985 at 250 meters. It has an art gallery and observation deck on level 60 that allows you to see far and wide over the city. As featured in the computer games SimCity 3000 and SimCity 4.
- 3 Korean National Assembly Building. The seat of the South Korean government and a work of contemporary architecture.
- 4 SeMA Bunker (North exit of the IFC Mall, 10 min walk from Yeoido Station (Line 5, 9)). A rather mysterious former bunker built during the 1970s military government. It was discovered in 2005 during the bus transfer center construction, and was opened as a gallery in 2017. It is part of the Seoul Museum of Arts. Free.
Do
edit- 1 Seonyudo Park, 343, Seonyu-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu (from Seonyudo Station (Line 9, exit 1 or 2), 10 min walk will lead to a pedestrian bridge connected to Seonyudo; from Dangsan Station (Line 2, 9), there is a walkway to Yangwha Hangang park next to exit 4, 15 min walk from the station across the park and Yangwha Bridge will lead to Seonyudo), ☏ +82 2-2634-7250. This is a park with many gardens in the island of Seonyudo. The island was a site of water purification plant until 2000, and was converted to a park in 2002. Many of the sculptures and architectures are remnants of the previous plant, and won many awards such as Korean Architecture Institute Award and American Society of Landscape Architects Award. It is now a nice photo spot used by Seoul citizens. English pamphlets can be downloaded from here.
- 2 Yeouido Park, 120, Yeouigongwon-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu / 영등포구 여의공원로 120 (여의도동) (10 min walk from Yeouido Station (Line 5, 9. exit 3)). More than 30,000 visit it on weekdays and over 60,000 on weekends. The size of the park is 230,000 m². This site was an airfield until 1971, and was used as Seoul's main airport before Gimpo Airport. There is a traditional Korean forest, and in many other places you can enjoy concerts, cycling, or taking walks. Hundreds of trees and flowers offer you shade and an opportunity to relax. It is recommended to visit the three ponds. There are also basketball courts, so feel free to stop by and play. For a nominal fee, one can also rent bicycles or roller blades for use at the park.
- 3 Gocheok Sky Dome (고척스카이돔) (5 min walk from Guil Station (Line 1, exit 2).). A baseball, multi-cultural dome. It is home to Kiwoom Heroes and hosts variety of K-pop concerts.
- Ride a bike Yeoi-do has the most extensive bike roads in Seoul. There are many bike rental shops in the Yeoido park and Seoul bike (Ttareungyi) spots across the island. Try riding through the business district, residential apartment area, and along the Han river.
Festivals
edit- Hanwha Yeouido Fireworks Festival Every fall, companies specializing in fireworks from various countries perform fantastic fireworks on the night sky of Yeouido. A million people gather every year to see this festival. The fireworks that cover the night sky are really pretty.
Buy
edit- 1 Techno Mart (Sindorim), 97 Saemal-ro, Guro-gu (next to Gangbyeon St). The Techno Marts at Sindorim station.There are two Techno Marts in Seoul: the original at Gangbyeon station, and the new store at Sindorim station. Both complexes house over 2,000 stores across eight floors that sell a variety of high-tech products. From electrical appliances to computers, you will find everything you need. The first floor has cosmetics, accessories, and stationeries. The second and third floors comprise Korean-made electrical goods, while the fourth and fifth floors sell foreign-made electrical appliances. The sixth floor sells cell phones and their accessories. Computers are sold on the seventh, and on the eighth music and DVDs. Aside from all the high-tech gadgetry, there are over a dozen restaurants on the 9th floor, and a cineplex and arcade on the 10th.
Eat
edit- Jinju-house (진주집), 33, Gukjegeumyung-ro 6-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, ☏ +82 2-780-6108. 10:00-20:00, Sunday closed. It is a famous restaurant for Korean traditional food, Kongguksu. Inside the Yeouido Department Store. ₩10,000-20,000.
- 1 Feel Damn Good Bakery, Dangsan-ro 29-gil (Off Dangsan Park), ☏ +82260120933. Bakery with a plethora of self-serve baked goods, coffe and fresh sandwiches made to order
Drink
edit- 1 Dahee (다희), 69road 7, Yeoidaebang-ro Yeoido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu. 16:00-21:00. This is the oldest Korean cocktail bar and there is the oldest Korean bartender. You can enjoy all over 20 cocktails for just ₩5,000.
- reidio, Room 106 on the 1st floor of 101, Gyeongin-ro 47-gil, Guro-gu, ☏ +82 507-1351-1616. 17:00 - 01:00, last order 00:10, regular closure on the first and third Sundays of each month. From Exit 2 of Guil Station, pass Gocheok Sky Dome and Dongyang Future University's Food Alley and come up toward Gocheok Market, and you will find a Paris Baguette. Mega coffee. Shinjeon Tteokbokki. There is Radio Gocheok Sky Dome near Saemaul Geumgo. Enter the Radio Gocheok Sky Dome through the T map or Naver map navigation, and you can come easily and quickly. Use the Gocheok 1-dong Village Public Parking Lot.
- bonggubeer (pub), 1st floor, B-dong, SK Hub-su, 27, Guil-ro 10-gil, Guro-gu, ☏ +82 2-852-8707. every day 16:00 - 04:00.
- gongyang, 362nd floor, Gyeongin-ro 47-gil, Guro-gu (5 minutes away from Gocheok Sky Dome, next to the back gate of Dongyang Mirae University), ☏ +82 10-2411-8368. Every day 17:00 - 02:00.
- woo.sikdang, Room 202 on the 2nd floor of 18-53, Saemal-ro, Guro-gu, ☏ +82 507-1339-4942. every day 17:00 - 02:00, last order 01:00.
- Attention Gocheok Main Store, 671st floor, Gyeongin-ro 47-gil, Guro-gu, ☏ +82 70-7576-3929.
Learn
edit- 1 Dongyang Mirae University, 445, Gyeongin-ro, Guro-gu (if you turn right from Gaebong Station on Subway Line 1 toward Gocheok Bridge, it is on the left), ☏ +82 2-2610-1700.
Sleep
edit- 1 Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel, 662 Gyeongin-ro, Guro-gu (Sindorim subway station, lines 1 & 2), ☏ +82 2 2211-2000.
- 2 GLAD Hotel Yeouido Seoul (글래드 여의도), 16 Uisadang-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, ☏ +82 02 6222 5000. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00.
- 3 Jardin Hotel (자딘 호텔), 73 Yeongdeungpo-dong 4(sa)-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu. Check-in: 17:00, check-out: 11:00.
- 4 Hotel GMS (호텔GMS), 867 Gyeongin-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, ☏ +82 02 882 2000. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00.
- 5 Hotel Loft, Seonyudong-2-ro (5 minute walk from Dangsan station), ☏ +82226719996. Check-in: 12:00, check-out: 16:00. A quiet hotel with large, well-appointed rooms for a good price. Free laundry service if staying longer than 2 nights.
