Seodaemun-gu · Religious site

Bongwonsa Temple

봉원사

Founded in 889, first raised where Yonsei now stands.

Founded in 889, the third year of Silla's Queen Jinseong, on ground where Yonsei University now stands. That it survived across more than a millennium by moving is the temple's own history.

Nearest station

Dongnimmun Station · 14 min walk

Address

120 Bongwonsa-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul