Seoul City Hall
서울시청
Civic building · iArc (Yoo Kerl) · 2012 · Jung-gu
Address: 서울 중구 세종대로 110
Nearest subway: City Hall station
A glass wave that leans over the colonial-era city hall (1925–26), which now houses the Seoul Library. A direct, debated piece of old-and-new in the civic centre.
What to notice
- The curved glass canopy over the old stone building.
- The indoor green wall: over 70,000 plants, listed by Guinness in 2013 as the world's largest vertical garden.
- Seoul Plaza in front, used for events and winter skating.
Background
Seoul City Hall is a governmental building for the Seoul Metropolitan Government in South Korea, in charge of the administrative affairs of Seoul. It is located in Taepyeongno, Jung District, at the heart of Seoul. It is connected to City Hall Station on Seoul Subway Line 1, with access to Seoul Subway Line 2 from the same station. In front of the current city hall is the old city hall building, now Seoul Metropolitan Library, and Seoul Plaza.
From Wikipedia: Seoul City Hall, opening section, lightly shortened. CC BY-SA 4.0
Architect: Yoo Kerl (iArc)