Travel Reference
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MYEONG-DONG CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
red- and grey-brick Gothic-style cathedral, consecrated in 1898, to admire the vaulted
ceiling and stained-glass windows. The cathedral provided a sanctuary for student and
trade-union protestors during military rule, becoming a national symbol of democracy and
human rights. A new entrance plaza is under construction and set for completion in a
couple of years.
CHURCH
PLATEAU
or 2 to City Hall, Exit 8)
Sponsored by Samsung, and formerly known as the Rodin Gallery, this
unusual glass pavilion was built to house castings of two monumental sculptures by
Auguste Rodin:
The Gates of Hell
and
The Burgers of Calais
. Changing contemporary art
exhibitions are staged in two additional gallery spaces.
ART GALLERY
ARCHITECTURE, GALLERY
CULTURE STATION SEOUL 284
1925 building with a domed roof has been beautifully restored inside and out and made
into a cultural arts space staging a variety of events under the auspices of the Korea Craft
& Design Foundation (KCDF). The number 284 refers to the station's historic site num-
ber.
MUSEUM
BANK OF KOREA MUSEUM
(
museum.bok.or.kr
;
Myeong-dong; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun; Line 4 to Hoehyeon, Exit 7) Built in 1912, and an
outstanding example of Japanese colonial architecture, the old Bank of Korea now houses a reasonably interesting ex-
hibition on the history of local currency.
MUSEUM
AHN JUNG-GEUN MEMORIAL HALL
porary building on the west flank of Namsan, this museum is dedicated to Korean inde-
pendence fighter Ahn Jung-guen. Ahn assassinated Ito Hirobumi, the Japanese governor-
