WorldCup Park

Description

The World Cup Park was built to commemorate the 17th FIFA World Cup. Opened in May 1st, 2002, the park was once a 15-year old landfill that held over 92 million tons of garbage. It took 6 years to stabilize the waste (measures were taken to prevent the garbage runoff from contaminating the environment) and an additional year to build the actual park itself. The park is located near the Seoul World Cup stadium, and is made up of 5 smaller parks including the Pyeonghwa (peace) Park, Haneul (sky) Park, and Noeul (sunset) Park. The park takes up a 1.05 million-pyeong area and is usually crowded with in-line skaters.

Address

near the Seoul World Cup Stadium, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Local Transportation

1. From exit 1 of World Cup Stadium station (Seoul Subway Line 6), cross the street and walk 3-5 min toward Mapo    Agriculture-Fisheries Market. At the right of the building, take the free shuttle (20 min interval).    * The bus stop is blocked by the Mapo Agriculture-Fisheries Market building. 2. Route: World Cup Park Pavilion (departure) ¡æ entrance of Nanjicheon Park ¡æ top of Haneul Park ¡æcentral plaza of    Nanjicheon Park ¡æ parking lot    of Nanjicheon Park ¡æ World Cup Park Pavilion

Extra info

Telephone: Travel Phone +82-2-1330 , World Cup Park Management Office +82-2-300-5500 Homepage: parks.seoul.go.kr (Kor/ Eng/ Jpn/ Chn) Closing: None

Source: Korea Tourism Organization