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.

Nearest station

Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (DDP) Station · 4 min walk

Hours

상시 개방 (외부 관람)