Seun Sangga is a shopping area located between
Jongno
Jongno or Jong-ro () is a trunk road and one of the oldest major east–west thoroughfares in Seoul, South Korea. Jongno connects Gwanghwamun Plaza to Dongdaemun.
The area surrounding Jongno is a part of Downtown Seoul and one of the most ...
3-ga and
Toegyero 3-ga,
Jongno-gu
upright=1, Bosingak bell pavilion
Jongno District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It is the historic center of Seoul that contains Gyeongbokgung, the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, and the Blue House, the for ...
,
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
. It was built in 1966, in what ''
The Hankyoreh
''The Hankyoreh'' () is a centre-left liberal daily newspaper in South Korea. It was established in 1988 after widespread purges forced out dissident journalists, and was envisioned as an alternative to existing newspapers, which were regarde ...
'' described in an editorial as "a symbol of the indiscriminate redevelopment that occurred during the dictatorship years". In the 1970s, it became known for its pornography vendors; however, in the late 1990s, business declined due to the rise of internet pornography.
Redevelopment
Since its outdated, there were several redevelopment plans about this shopping area. In 2006,
Jung-gu Jung District (), meaning "Central District", is the name of a ''gu'' (district) in several South Korean cities:
*Jung District, Busan
*Jung District, Daegu
* Jung District, Daejeon
* Jung District, Incheon
*Jung District, Seoul
* Jung District, Ul ...
suggested a plan to build a megatall skyscraper with the height of 960m and 220-storied, known as
Tour Financial Hub Center, but due to the height restriction of Seoul central,
the project was abandoned.
Other information
Hours of Operation
* Daily: 09:00 – 19:00 (Varies by store)
* Closed: Sundays
* Public Holidays: Closed
Location
* Address: 03194, 159, Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Transportation
* Subway: Lines 1, 3, 5, Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station
References
Further reading
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Streets in Seoul
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