A place of punishment outside the city gate
The crossroads outside Seosomun served as an execution ground, carrying a wider history of state power and punishment.
LIVING NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHIVE · Seoul
Uiju-ro 2-ga, Seoul
서울 중구 의주로2가A neighborhood where a former execution ground is remembered through a public park and an underground history museum.
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01 · HISTORY
How this neighborhood remembers change
Remembering victims of persecution
Many Catholics were executed here during repeated persecutions; the site now asks visitors to consider sacrifice, tolerance, and coexistence.
A park above, a museum below
Seosomun Historical Park and the Seosomun Shrine History Museum opened as one connected memorial landscape.
02 · NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES
Share a neighborhood memory →A neighborhood is also remembered by its people
Public records explain dates and places. Residents preserve the shops, school roads, sounds, and ordinary moments that maps cannot hold.
03 · PLACES
Places where the story remains visible
서울 서소문역사공원
Seosomun Historical Park
Begin at the ground-level memorial landscape.
서소문성지역사박물관 하늘광장
Sky Square
An open court linking the park with the museum below.
서소문성지역사박물관
Seosomun Shrine History Museum
Read the site's history through the permanent exhibition.
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Finding the neighborhood
Seodaemun or Chungjeongno Station
About 2 hoursRespect the living neighborhood
This is a memorial and religious site. Speak quietly, follow museum guidance, and check current opening hours.
Opening hours, admission, and transport conditions can change. Check the linked map and official information before you go.