Jung-gu · Cathedral
1898 Myeongdong Cathedral
1898 명동성당
Korea's first Gothic cathedral, built in 1898 — and a refuge during the fight for democracy.
A symbol of Korean Catholicism, Gothic down to the last brick. In the 1980s it also became a sanctuary where protesters fleeing the crackdown took shelter.
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- Nearest station
- Myeongdong Station · 5 min walk
- Address
- 74 Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone
- 02-727-2332
- Website
- 1898.catholic.or.kr/plaza.asp
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