If you missed the chance to see the whole city from the airplane, or if you don't have enough money to hire a helicopter, there's a next best thing you can try. You can find it at the Seoul Museum of History. On level 3, there's an exhibition called "Seoul, Now and in the Making". The admission is free and it is open until 9 pm (7 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays). You can see the city as you're seeing from the sky. Along the Han river, you can see the buildings, houses and parks which you couldn't visit or see at the same time. In this exhibition hall, there are some touch panels which will tell you about the names of famous neighborhoods. Not just current cityscapes, but you can also find some big future projects of the city like Yongsan Dream Hub, Yongsan Park, and the Seoulite. It is as romantic as enjoying the city from Seoul Tower, so maybe you should try this sometime. Also a great chance to grasp the overall geography of Seoul.
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Seoul Square Media Facade is very catchy and if your express train from Incheon International Airport arrives in Seoul in the evening, this will be probably the first thing you will see. It starts on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (7 pm-10 pm).
During February and March, "Seoul Square K-J Project" by Korean & Japanese media art artists will be displayed. You can meet some refreshing media art works and understand the cultures of both countries. Seolleung Park - Gangnam District is one of the business & culture & shopping center of Seoul. (Photo Courtesy) Special exhibition at the Seoul Museum of History in commemoration of the development of Gangnam District. Gangnam used to be just farms and wasn't important at all. That's why it used to be called as "Youngdong (it means East side of Youngdeungpo)". You can find out what Gangnam used to look like in 70s and 80s, how Hannam Bridge and Gyeongbu Express way were built and boosted the growth of Gangnam..and a lot more! Skyrocketing of land price known as "Maljuk Street Myth", appearance of Gangnam Education District 8, which has made Gangnam the center of Korean education..Those will reveal the new phases of life which started in 70s. I think this will be a great chance to see the symbol of the chronicles of moden Korean development, and another aspect of Gangnam District. The exhibition ends on the 27th of February and the opening hours are from 11 am to 7 pm. Myungdong is one of the busiest shopping area in Seoul. Today was a little bit cold so the streets were not busy as usual but still there were still thousands of shoppers. There are department stores, luxury halls, H&M stores with 4 levels, many fashion & cosmetics shops and countless street vendors! There's something about Seoul that makes you unable to stop trying them.
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