Heunginjimun Gate
흥인지문
The eastern gate of the walled city, designated a Treasure in 1963. A crescent-shaped barbican wraps its outer face — the only one of the four main gates built with one.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 흥인지문
- Address
- 288 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul (Jongno 6-ga)
- Operated by
- Jongno-gu Office
Nearby
Dongdaemun Jonghap Market
A covered market for fabric and haberdashery, and the one with the most stalls of any traditional market in Seoul — 3,400 registered units inside 61,475 square metres, with each floor given to different goods.
Dongdaemun Design Plaza
It closes three days a year and otherwise runs 10:00 to 20:00, but that figure covers the site, not what is inside it — each hall keeps its own hours according to whatever exhibition is running. Check the programme, not the building.
Gwangjang Market Food Alley
The alley inside Gwangjang Market that trades five hours later than the market does, and stays open on the Sunday the general stalls take off.
Gwangjang Market
Go with several small dishes in mind and compare posted prices before ordering; individual stalls keep their own hours and closing days.
Stories about this place
- Seven Historic Sites in Seoul: Hanyangdoseong, Two Gates and Four Places Inside the Wall
Seoul's old city wall, two of its gates and four places inside it, set out by how each relates to the wall, whether you can go in, and whether it is worth its own slot. Three of the seven are places you enter, and two of those three are free.
Nearby Food
- Five Seoul Korean Barbecue Restaurants: Hanwoo, Galbi, Bulgogi and Pork Belly
- What the broth is made of — eight Seoul houses, seven different bases
- Northern Korean Food in Seoul: Naengmyeon, Eobok-jaengban, Mandu and Kongbiji
- Seven Seoul houses that open for breakfast — before eight in the morning
- Six Seoul houses that make the noodle by hand — kalguksu, guksi, sujebi
- Enjoying Seoul's Cafe Culture
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