12.4Km 2024-04-18
6F, 63, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
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12.4Km 2024-04-23
6F Shinsegae Department Store Main Branch, 63, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
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12.4Km 2024-04-18
1F, 63, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
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12.4Km 2024-04-18
6F, 63, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
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12.4Km 2024-04-18
63, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
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12.4Km 2024-04-23
1F, 63, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
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12.4Km 2024-04-19
63, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
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12.4Km 2024-04-16
6F Shinsegae Department Store Main Branch, 63, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
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12.4Km 2021-12-21
41, Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3150-3681
The police museum opened on October 14, 2005 to give a better understanding of the job of the police and to offer a formal education to children who wish to become police officers in the future. The history hall of the museum is designed for visitors to learn about the history of Korean police at a glance, exhibiting information on the police force from the Joseon dynasty up until current times.
Visitors to the museum can pretend to be police officers by touching actual equipment and learning about an officer's daily tasks. Visitors can also get in patrol cars, wear a police uniform, experience shooting a gun through a simulation, and learn self-defense martial arts and arrest techniques. Visitors can also go to the museum jail.
12.4Km 2022-12-15
251, Tongil-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3140-8305
Seodaemun Independence Park was built on the former Seoul Detention Camp. It was used to imprison thousands of Korean independence activists until the liberation from the Japanese occupation on August 15, 1945, as well as the political prisoners during the political turmoil in the 1960s. When the prison was moved to Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do in November 1987, the area was restored and turned into a memorial park in August 15, 1992 to honor the sacrifices of the martyrs. The park preserves seven prison buildings, an execution ground, underground women’s prison, and the March 1st Movement Monument that has been moved from Tapgol Park in Jongno.
One of the most significant monuments of the Seodaemun Independence Park is Dongnimmun Gate (Independence Gate), which has been designated a Historic Site. Nearby is Dongnipgwan (Independence Hall), originally called Mohwagwan, which was used to greet Chinese envoys during the Joseon dynasty. Today, the hall enshrines 2,327 tablets inscribed with the names of Koreans who died for the cause of national independence. Standing right next to Dongnimmun Gate are the remnants of Yeongeunmun Gate, another Historic Site. Other sights inside the park include the Patriotic Martyr Monument, Declaration of Independence Monument, and Statue of Dr. Seo Jae-pil, who was an independence activist and publisher of Korea’s first independent newspaper. The main highlight of the park is the Seodaemun Prison History Hall, a former prison building that was renovated into a history museum.