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.

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