Seoul Museum of History — Attraction in Seoul

This is a must see museum for those of you who are interested in the physical history of Seoul. The building was designed by a prominent Korean American Architect, Jongsung Kim, who studied under Mies van der Rohe (modern architecture master) at IIT. The museum holds special exhibitions on the first floor, but for the foreign tourists who thirst in urban history of Seoul should run directly to the second floor permanent exhbition section. Here you will see early waterways of Joseon Dynasty’s Hanyang (Tokyo was Edo, Seoul was Hanyang). The founders of Hanyang read four inner mountains and four outer mountains as ther natural boundary of defense and prosperity. Four inner mountains are North(White)-head Mountain (Mount 북악 or 백악, North) South Mountain (Mount 남산, South) Camel-back Mountain (Mount 낙산, East, Symbolizing Dragon) Benovelence-king Mountain (Mountain 인왕, West, Symbolizing Tiger). Early city walls were constructed along these four mountains. The Royal Legal Palace of Joseon (Geongbokgung) is built underneath North-head muntain, and the royal shrine and a temple of rice deities were constructed according to the left and right side if King’s throne. Furthermore, East Gate and South Gate of Hanyang City walls functioned as bookend gates for a major commercial strip that is Jongro. Of the four gates, South Gate was most used to those who came on foot or by the ferries at Han River. The Royal Palce and the South Gate created major north-south axis where King’s cabinet resided. All this interesting history and narrative are in this museum. Go and check it out. You will appreciate...

I have never seen such a variety of museums as in Korea. I was also pleased with the Seoul History Museum. You can trace the history of the city from the ancient Joseon Dynasty to the present day.And believe me, it's worth it, because the Koreans really did a miracle by rebuilding an incredibly technological metropolis in such a short time.

Entrance to the museum is free. You can get a guide service in different languages. If you are a supporter of economical travel, then take your smartphone and headphones with you. By scanning the codes next to each exhibit, you can listen to the guide's explanations online. In this case, you also have several languages ​​​​to choose from.

Korean museums are interactive, so it will be interesting for both adults and children. Be sure to visit the museum on a rainy or hot day. So you can comfortably learn more about Seoul. If the weather is good, then the museum is located near the historical center of the capital, so after going to the museum you can look at Gyeongbokgung or...

This is a modern museum with different kinds of exhibits that illustrate the history and development of Seoul.

On the third floor, there is a medium sized model of ancient Seoul. In a separate gallery on the same floor, there is a grand model of modern Seoul that spans quite a large area. Around this model, there are different interactive consoles that allow you to understand the development of different districts in this metropolitan.

For those who would love to know more, they can borrow a mini headset which allows them to listen to more detailed explanation by entering the number of the relevant exhibits.

When one feels tired, there is a little outdoor garden enclosed by the different blocks of the museum for people to take a rest in. Coffee and snacks are served in the indoor cafeterias, and there is also a souvenir store for visitors to buy...