--- title: "Gwanghwamun Plaza · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/place/gwanghwamun-plaza-plc_3T9FZV3SGYPSN57FZX5P1PRJMB" updated: null --- # Gwanghwamun Plaza · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Gwanghwamun Plaza · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/place/gwanghwamun-plaza-plc_3T9FZV3SGYPSN57FZX5P1PRJMB) attraction # Gwanghwamun Plaza A center of Seoul. Go here together [Make a plan together](https://openvibe.fun/plans/new?place=Gwanghwamun+Plaza&city=Seoul&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fgwanghwamun-plaza-plc_3T9FZV3SGYPSN57FZX5P1PRJMB&lat=37.5748&lon=126.9767) [Add to Our places](https://openvibe.fun/places/new?place=Gwanghwamun+Plaza&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fgwanghwamun-plaza-plc_3T9FZV3SGYPSN57FZX5P1PRJMB) A date poll for your people, or a shared list of places you want to see. ![Gwanghwamun Plaza](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQ2MT6QX2Q2FWRC44VV02F) Photo: Michaela den · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AYi_Sun-sin_statue_and_12.23_Fountain.JPG) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) 3 more photos - ![Gwanghwamun Plaza, photo 2 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZNMKTMJ2Z5K8SE6G2K04F7?w=640) Photo: yuukokukirei · CC BY 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A1979%E5%B9%B4%E3%81%AE%E3%82%BD%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E5%B8%82%E5%86%85_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) - ![Gwanghwamun Plaza, photo 3 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZNPD0DA8AN2XXRKRBXMR1F?w=640) Photo: 최광모 (Choe Kwangmo) · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A2010%EB%85%84_9%EC%9B%94_%EC%A0%9C16%EA%B8%B0_%EC%86%8C%EB%B0%A9%EA%B0%84%EB%B6%80%ED%9B%84%EB%B3%B4%EC%83%9D_%EC%B5%9C%EA%B4%91%EB%AA%A8_%EA%B0%9C%EC%9D%B8_%EC%82%AC%EC%A7%84_671_%EC%B5%9C%EA%B4%91%EB%AA%A8_iPhone_3GS.jpg) · [licence](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en) - ![Gwanghwamun Plaza, photo 4 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZNQSJ5M0VPJ38XC9ZY3496?w=640) Photo: Mario Sánchez Prada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A2012-05-11_Gwanghwamun_Plaza_and_its_surroundings.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) - [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=37.5748&mlon=126.9767#map=16/37.5748/126.9767) - **Admission not confirmed**check before you go ## Why go The name came from the main gate of the Gyeongbokgung. The site was a location of the Six Ministries during the Joseon dynasty and was a large motorway since then. In 2009, the middle of the road was opened to the public as a renovation project. It's now home to festivals and events. There are two statues in the plaza: Admiral Yi Sun-sin (a legendary admiral who won numerous important battles against Japanese invaders) and Sejong the Great (the most famous and popular king in Korean history, inventor of the Korean alphabet). Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Seoul/Jongno) ## How to visit Admission not confirmed. Check the hours and access before you travel. ## Come back later Ask for a reminder on the day you want to go. Remind us on a date ## See it live [Stream it from here](https://openvibe.live/broadcast?place=Gwanghwamun+Plaza&place_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fgwanghwamun-plaza-plc_3T9FZV3SGYPSN57FZX5P1PRJMB&title=At+Gwanghwamun+Plaza) No public streams or clips from here yet. Stream it and you are the first: OpenVibe.Live opens its go-live setup, and you choose when to start. ## Nearby 1. ![Mokdong SBS](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZNK7JS4FHTV7KXCV1Z20RW?w=640) ### [Mokdong SBS](/place/mokdong-sbs-plc_H9Z4VVM8RB5TWEC3KKZFD952AC) attraction Photo: Teddy66 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%EB%AA%A9%EB%8F%99_SBS_%EB%B0%A9%EC%86%A1%EC%84%BC%ED%84%B0.png) 2. ![Seoul National University](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZNJ18D7R7FSHBY1XCB2TK2?w=640) ### [Seoul National University](/place/seoul-national-university-plc_4TV1K3FX0E7R8964HWP6JJWFQH) attraction Photo: Deuterium 001 · CC BY 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASeoulNatlUnivMainGateAtNight.jpg) 3. ![Changdeokgung](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZMVF6GSAGKAGZDK8KF60J3?w=640) ### [Changdeokgung](/place/changdeokgung-plc_75NZ8MK93G14JBND7AESY5AKZ4) attraction Photo: 한국저작권위원회 · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A00567_%EC%B0%BD%EB%8D%95%EA%B6%81.jpg) 4. ![Gyeongbokgung](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZMV2KB56TMZP3AGE9QET4M?w=640) ### [Gyeongbokgung](/place/gyeongbokgung-plc_75JT35C5Q61RH140F1E5YY44FT) attraction Photo: Mario Sánchez Prada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A2012-05-11_details_in_Gyeongbokgung_01.jpg) 5. ![Jongmyo Shrine](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZMVVY3RYZCFNMTQXFTGQXR?w=640) ### [Jongmyo Shrine](/place/jongmyo-shrine-plc_EXKWBWMZK8H3CRYB0FEYYMN02B) attraction Photo: João Trindade · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJongmyo-Jeongjeon.jpg) 6. ![Namdaemun Gate](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZMXENH9KNSFV2P000A02NP?w=640) ### [Namdaemun Gate](/place/namdaemun-gate-plc_E16ACSMKMSSYT98AKEJXZF2PWZ) attraction Photo: DoulosCore · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASungnyemun_Gate%2C_front%2C_2013.jpg) [Sign in](/auth/login?next=%2Fplace%2Fgwanghwamun-plaza-plc_3T9FZV3SGYPSN57FZX5P1PRJMB) to save this place to a trip.