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Hangul
  
서울광장

Revised Romanization
  
Seoul gwangjang

Features:
  
fountain, ice rink

Address
  
Seoul

Hanja
  
서울廣場

McCune–Reischauer
  
Sŏul kwangjang

Opening date:
  
May 1, 2004

Seoul Plaza City Hall Seoul Plaza Official Korea Tourism Organization

Owner
  
Seoul Metropolitan Government

Similar
  
City Hall Station, Gwanghwamun Plaza, Gwanghwamun, Deoksugung, Seoul City Hall

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Seoul Plaza is a central plaza located in front of Seoul City Hall at Taepyeongno, Jung-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It was reopened on 1 May 2004, by Seoul Metropolitan Government, with the purpose of providing the public an open space. It is part of the City's plans for environmentally friendly renovation projects such as the Cheonggye Stream and Gwanghwamun Plaza.

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Description

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The site was originally a traffic square with a 40-year-old fountain that was demolished and the nearby space was renovated. Seoul Plaza is elliptical in shape, covering a 3,995 pyeong in total and a 1,904 pyeong for grass area. An underground water tank was installed along with 48 lighting around the grass square. The underground tank stores rain water for use in the sprinklers on the lawn.

The plaza has been the site of protests against US beef imports in South Korea.

Administration

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As of 1 June 2011, the Plaza along with Gwanghwamun Plaza are designated as smoke-free zones by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Smokers are fined ₩100,000 in violation.

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Every winter since 2004, the Plaza has hosted an open air ice-rink from mid-December to February the following year, following which are replaced with green lawn and the fountain operational again.

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References

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