Seoul City Hall, Municipal administration building in Jung District, South Korea.
Seoul City Hall is the municipal administration building in central Seoul, featuring a modern glass and steel structure with a curved exterior rising above the street. The complex includes public spaces, exhibition areas, and interior green spaces that visitors can explore throughout the day.
The original building dates to 1926 during Japanese occupation and now houses a public library adjacent to the new city hall completed in 2012. The replacement structure marks Seoul's transformation into a contemporary metropolis while preserving its earlier edifice.
The building mixes modern design with hints of traditional Korean architecture and hosts exhibitions and public gatherings throughout the year. Visitors can wander through the spaces and see how the city presents both its administration and cultural life to the community.
The location connects easily to public transportation, with multiple subway lines and bus routes serving the site directly. Visitors should use exits 5 and 6 of City Hall Station to quickly reach the publicly accessible areas inside.
The building contains an interior vertical garden stretching across seven stories with around 65,000 plants growing on the inner walls, creating a living green feature. This botanical installation serves both environmental and visual purposes, though many visitors miss it while exploring the public areas.
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