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Architecture
Seoul's skyline - dominated by skyscrapers and endless high-rise apartments - at first suggests no building has
survived the war and economic modernisation. But examples of architecture from all periods of Seoul's history do
remain, resulting in a juxtaposed hotchpotch that at times finds a quirky harmony. Explore the city and you'll dis-
cover not only fortress walls, grand palaces and decorative temples, but also charming early-20th-century hanok
(traditional wooden homes) and dramatic contemporary structures, such as the new City Hall and Dongdaemun
Design Plaza.
