Sky Park (하늘 공원): Korea’s MOST BEAUTIFUL Park!

 

 

Haneul Gongwon is absolutely one of Seoul’s most beautiful parks! Haneul Gongwon    (하늘 공원) in Korean directly translates to “Sky Park” in English; this translation is very true to is name. All year round this park has the most stunning city-overlooks and rolling field scenery. With over 22 city-over-looking points, you can see the main city-scape of Seoul: Seoul Tower, Hangang River and Bukhansan Mountain. Haneul Park is actually 1/5th of the World Cup Park: Pyeonghwa(Peace) Park, Noeul (Sunset) Park, Nanjicheon Park, and Nanji Hangang Park. Generations ago the World Cup Park was once a place of disposal, waste and for a lack of better words trash; it contained over 90 million tons of waste.

Whether you plan to visit Korea in the Spring, Summer, Fall or winter I assure that Haneul Gongwon will retain its beauty, charm, and peacefulness.

In the spring and summer, the seemingly endless fields of Silver Grass are growing or in full bloom (greenery galore!), but in the spring and winter the grass turns dry (as seen the pictures) and leave behind fuzzy tops that are very fun to play with. Because I visited this park in the winter the open views across the fields gave me a eerie feeling of a place where meditation is welcome and where dreams take place! Scattered throughout the park are sculptural installations that are interactive and fun. I

n addition to the sculptures, there are large metal windmills that are strategically placed to capture wind energy that is used to power the facilitates in the park! How eco-friendly is that!? Who ever decided to put windmills in the park to capture energy was on to something BIG. In the fall and winter seasons, the wind can literally sweep off your feet or at least knock you down. Due to the park’s high elevation and Seoul powerful wind speeds, I would recommend wearing scarves, hats, gloves and anything that is insulating.

Do not let the strong winds sway you from visiting this dreamy wonderland! When exploring the park there are two method of travel: bus or foot. You can buy a bus (cart) ticket, which costs about KRW 3,000-4,000 round trip (per person). On the other hand or should I say foot, you can take the stairway that is exactly 291 stairs from start to finish. Getting to Haneul Park is not hard, just take a camera, follow these directions and get ready for a adventure. Follow the instructions below:

1. Take the Subway from Seoul city center, get off at World Cup Stadium Station (Seoul Subway Line 6) and take Exit 1.
2. After exiting there should be a huge map of Seoul World Cup complex close by.
3. You can take a picture of the map on your phone to follow or use Kakao maps (I highly recommend this method)

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World Cup Park (Haneul Park)

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