Seoul Night Tour: Deoksugung Palace, Some Sevit & Banpo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain, Seoullo 7017

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－Itinerary introduction－

• Deoksugung Palace, Historic Site No. 124, was not originally a royal palace. It was originally the residence of King Seongjong’s brother Wolsan Daegun (1454~1488). Since the palace was almost completely destroyed during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion in 1592, it was demolished from 1593 The then Deoksugung Palace was used as a palace. After Gojong abdicated to Sunjong in 1907, even though the royal palace had been moved back to Changdeokgung, Gojong still used this place as his residence. In order to pray for the long life of Emperor Gojong, Gyeongun Palace was called Deoksugung Palace. There were many buildings in Deoksugung Palace in the past, but now only Daehanmun, Junghwajeon, Gwangmyeongmun, Hyeomidang, Junmyeongdang, Geyundang, Hamnyeongjeon, Deokhongjeon and Seokjojeon remain within the 18,635-pyong area.
• Gwanghwamun & Gyeongbokgung Palace Platform Gwanghwamun is the south gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace and is also the main entrance of the palace. Gwanghwamun, the main entrance of Gyeongbokgung Palace, the Dharma Palace of North Korea, is the entrance gate for kings. Compared with the main entrances of other palaces, its scale and format are relatively majestic and gorgeous. The platform (the broad platform in front of the main hall of the palace) and statues of Gyeongbokgung Palace also fully demonstrate the sculpture art of that time. The platform disappeared during Japanese rule and was restored in 2023.
• some sevit
  Three Islands is located at the southern end of Banpo Bridge on the Han River. It is the first artificial floating island built in South Korea that is shaped like a flower on the water. The three islands, formerly known as the artificial floating islands (transliterated as Sanguang Tongtong Island), were renamed in 2014 after being renovated. The English name "some sevit" includes the English "awesome" (amazing, exaggerated) and the three lights that light up the Han River. It means an island.
  LED lights are used around the entire three islands. The similar curves of the islands and the LED fonts on the building's exterior bloom gorgeously every night, becoming a new landmark in Seoul that lights up the Han River and adds to the night view of the Han River.
• Banpo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain The fountain of Seoul Banpo Bridge - Moonlight Rainbow Fountain is installed on both sides of the 570m section of Banpo Bridge, with a total length of 1,140m and a total of 380 nozzles. A water pump is used to draw water from the Han River up and then spray it. Located 20m below the water surface of the Han River, it is a new concept fountain. The fountain is called the "Rainbow Fountain" because it is illuminated by 200 lights at night to form various rainbows. It presents different styles during the day and night.
• Cheonggyecheon Cheonggyecheon is an artificial river with a total length of about 13.7 kilometers in South Korea. It starts from Inwangsan Mountain and runs eastward through the center of Seoul. In 1968, an elevated road was built on the Cheonggyecheon Stream. The restoration project started in July 2003 and was completed in September 2005. It has now become a resting place in the center of Seoul.

• Seoullo 7017
  Completed in 1970, the Seoul Station Elevated Road connecting the east and west parts of Seoul Station is in danger of being demolished due to safety issues. Then, in order to inject new vitality into the area, the "Seoullo 7017" project was promoted to utilize the existing elevated road and reborn it as a "pedestrian bridge" to connect the originally isolated Seoul Station area. The name "Seoullo 7017" has many meanings. It not only represents "the elevated road built in 1970 was reborn in 2017", but also refers to "the lane in the 1970s has now become an elevated pedestrian bridge with 17 sidewalks and a height of 17m."