Verified churches & monasteries in Seoul — descriptions, map and practical info.
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Gilsangsa, on a hillside in Seongbuk-dong, began life as Daewongak, one of Seoul's best-known high-end restaurants for entertaining guests. Its owner Kim Young-han donated the land and buildings to the monk Beopjeong, and it became a templ…
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On the way up to Baegundae, the highest peak of Bukhansan, a temple sits above the Ui-dong valley. Doseonsa stands at about 400 m, the highest temple in Seoul that can be reached by car, and it is the largest temple complex on Bukhansan. A…
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Myeongdong Cathedral stands on the hill above Myeong-dong as the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul. It was Korea's first parish with a resident priest and the first church in the country built in the Gothic style. Climb the st…
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A short climb from the Sinchon university district towards Ansan brings you to Bongwonsa, a temple with more than a thousand years of history. It is the head temple of the Taego Order of Korean Buddhism and the guardian of Yeongsanjae, a r…
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Bongeunsa stands on the slopes of Sudosan in Samseong-dong, Gangnam, directly across the road from COEX. Tiled roofs and pine trees in the middle of a forest of glass towers make a striking contrast. Together with nearby Seonjeongneung, it…
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On a cliff above the Han River in Hapjeong-dong, Jeoldusan Martyrs' Shrine marks the place where large numbers of Catholics were executed during the persecution of 1866. A riverside walk with views of Yanghwa Bridge, a church holding marty…
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Jogyesa in the middle of Jongno-gu, Seoul, is the head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Its main hall and a lacebark pine thought to be around 500 years old stand among office towers, and the grounds are open 24 hours a day, s…
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Hwagyesa is a Jogye Order temple on the south-eastern slopes of Bukhansan, just above the houses of Suyu-dong in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. You can walk there from a metro station, yet the temple is wrapped in forest and a mountain stream. In 1933…