Jung-gu · Religious site
Yakhyeon Catholic Church
약현성당
Korea's first Western-style church, 1892
Completed in 1892 as Korea's first Gothic brick church, standing on a rise above the Seosomun martyrs' ground — the starting point of Korean Catholic architecture.
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- Nearest station
- Chungjeongno Station · 6 min walk
- Hours
- 09:00~18:00 (연중무휴) · 무료
- Address
- 서울시 중구 청파로 447-1
Places nearby
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