Dongnimmun Station area
Muakjae

Dongnimmun Station

독립문
Gyeongbokgung
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Which exit?

  • Inwangsan and Seoul City Wall trail
    Heads toward the Inwangsan ridge and the old fortress wall.
  • Independence Gate (Dongnimmun)
    The 1898 stone arch the station is named for, about 270m from the exit.
  • Prison hall & independence park
    • Seodaemun Prison History Hall Colonial-era prison museum about 50m from the exit.
    • Seodaemun Independence Park Leafy park holding the gate, monuments and the Yu Gwan-sun statue.
    • National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government Museum on Korea's independence movement, a short walk from the exit.

    The Seodaemun Prison History Hall and the independence monuments cluster just outside.

Things to do near here

3 within 900m

Eats near here1 within 600m

About

Dongnimmun is a Line 3 station in Seodaemun named after the Independence Gate right beside it. It is the drop-off point for Seodaemun Independence Park, the sobering Seodaemun Prison History Hall, and the Inwangsan city-wall hike.

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