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Olympic Memorials
The Olympic Museum OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( www.88olympic.or.kr ; admission free; 10am-6pm
Tue-Sun) has screens showing highlights of the 1988 Olympics, together with a brief history
of the games. More interesting is the SOMA Museum of Art OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
( www.somamuseum.org ; adult/child ₩3000/1000; 10am-6pm Tue-Sun) , with its display of Olympics-
themed video art by Nam June Paik and five galleries for special exhibitions.
Scattered like buckshot around the park are over 200 quirky sculptures, the most prom-
inent of which is the striking World Peace Gate, designed by Kim Jung-up for the
Olympics.
DON'T MISS
» World Peace Gate
» Seoul Baekje Museum
» SOMA Museum of Art
» Mongchon-toseong
PRACTICALITIES
» OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
» Bang-dong, Songpa-gu
» admission free
»
Line 8 to Mongchontoseong, Exit 1 or Line 5 to Olympic Park Station, Exit 3
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