Jung-gu · Historic site
Gwanghuimun Gate
광희문
The gate through which the dead left the city
One of the four minor gates from 1396; funeral biers could leave the walled city only through here, earning it the name 'corpse gate' — a threshold between life and death.
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- Nearest station
- Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (DDP) Station · 4 min walk
- Hours
- 상시 개방 (외부 관람)
Places nearby
cofe de palezzeCafe · Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (DDP) StationA quiet cafe beside Gwanghuimun, a gate of Seoul's old city wall.
Dongdaemun History MuseumMuseum · Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (DDP) StationTraces of Joseon unearthed while building the DDP.
Dongdaemun Stadium MemorialMuseum · Dongdaemun StationThe memory of a vanished stadium remains beside the DDP.
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)Culture space · Dongdaemun StationZaha Hadid's seamless silver curves — the most future-facing architecture in Seoul.