Hangul 시청역 Revised Romanization Sicheongyeok Operated by Seoul Metro Phone +82 2-6110-1321 Tracks 4 | Hanja 市廳驛 McCune–Reischauer Sich'ŏngyŏk Opened 15 August 1974 Platforms in use 3 | |
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Location Taepyeongno 1-ga 31,
Jung-gu, Seoul Address South Korea, 서울특별시 Jung-gu, Sogong-dong, 지하 101 Similar Seoul Metropolitan Library, Euljiro 1‑ga Station, Seoul Station, Deoksugung, Jonggak Station | ||
City Hall Station is a station on Seoul Subway lines 1 (Blue Line) and 2 (Green Line). As its name suggests, Seoul City Hall is located right next to the station. Deoksugung, a historic palace of the Joseon dynasty, is on the other side of the boulevard named Taepyeongno.
Places
Seoul Museum of Art is also nearby. The museum has hosted many special exhibitions, including those of the works of van Gogh, Monet, and René Magritte. The head offices of three daily newspapers, Chosun Ilbo, Donga Ilbo and Kyunghyang Shinmun, are near the city hall. Seoul Plaza Hotel is located across from the city hall.
References
City Hall Station (Seoul) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA