Jonggak Station area
Jongno 3(sam)-ga

Jonggak Station

종각
City Hall
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Which exit?

  • Jogyesa Temple
    Major Buddhist temple in central Seoul, known for its lantern displays
  • Insadong & bookstore
    • Jongno Tower bookstore Large bookstore under Jongno Tower, also reachable via the underground Exit 3-1 passage
    • Insadong Traditional craft street with galleries, tea houses and souvenir shops, about a 5 minute walk

    The underground Exit 3-1 passage reaches the bookstore; Insadong is about a 5 minute walk.

  • Bell pavilion & beer alleys
    • Bosingak Bell Pavilion Historic bell pavilion just outside the exit, rung 33 times to ring in the New Year
    • Jonggak Avenue of Youth (beer halls and eats) Dense grid of beer halls, restaurants and shops in Gwancheol-dong that fills up after dark

    Bosingak stands right outside; the Gwancheol-dong beer-hall grid fills up after dark.

  • HiKR Ground (Korea Tourism Organization)
    Free five-floor K-pop and Korean culture center run by the Korea Tourism Organization

Things to do near here

8 within 900m

Eats near here9 within 600m

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Pop-ups near here

8 within 900m

About

Jonggak is a downtown Line 1 stop in the heart of old Seoul, named after the Bosingak bell pavilion at street level. It puts you a short walk from Insadong, Jogyesa temple, a large bookstore under Jongno Tower, and a grid of beer halls and eateries.

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