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Just to the west of the bridge are three artificial floating islets, connected by pathways
and anchored to the bottom of the river. Crowned by sculptural glass auditoria, the com-
larly when illuminated at night. However, it is yet another of the costly design white ele-
phants from Seoul's previous city administration; most of the time nothing much happens
here - there's not even a cafe.
Underneath the Banpo Bridge, the Jamsu Bridge has walking and cycle lanes leading
across to the Hangang Park on the north side; uphill from here is Itaewon.
HORIM ART CENTER
MUSEUM
(
www.horimartcenter.org
;
dosan-daero, Apgujeong; adult/child ₩8000/5000; 10.30am-6pm Tue & Thu-Sun, to
8pm Wed; Line 3 to Apgujeong, Exit 3)
Designed by Tehje Architecture Office, this is exactly
the sort of stylish complex you'd expect to find in chic Apgujeong (but so often don't).
The building's design was inspired by pottery and inside the lustrous walls is a museum
devoted to this Korean art form.
MUSEUM
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
(
www.moca.go.kr
;
Seoul Grand Park, Gwacheon; special exhibition entry costs vary; 10am-6pm Tue-Fri, to 9pm
Sat & Sun Mar-Oct, 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, to 8pm Sat & Sun Nov-Feb; Line 4 to Seoul Grand Park, Exit 4, then
shuttle bus)
The best reason for making the trip out to Seoul Grand Park is to visit this large
and striking museum spread out over three floors and surrounded by a sculpture garden.
The dazzling highlight is Nam June Paik's
The More the Better,
an 18m-tall pagoda-
shaped video installation that uses 1000 flickering screens to make a comment on our in-
creasingly electronic universe. Construction of an annex in Seoul's Samcheon-dong dis-
trict is underway, scheduled for completion in 2013.
SEOUL ZOO
(
http://grandpark.seoul.go.kr
;
Seoul Grand Park, Gwacheon; adult/child ₩3000/1000; 9am-7pm Mar-Oct, to 6pm
Nov-Feb; Line 4 to Seoul Grand Park, Exit 2)
One of the largest zoos in the world, this is home to
a long list of exotic creatures including the popular African ones. It has a successful his-
tory of breeding, including tigers and pandas. Also here is an indoor botanic garden hous-
ing a forest of cacti, numerous orchids and carnivorous pitcher plants.
ZOO
