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Mayor Park Won-soon took part in the “COVID-19 Cooperative Countermeasures Video Conference” with 45 mayors of major cities around the world at the Mayor’s Office on March 27 (Fri.) at 11:15 p.m. to introduce Seoul’s quarantine experience and know-hows for preemptive action against COVID-19. Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, the chair of the global...   Read more

David Hockney’s works will be on display at Seoul Museum of Art from March 22 to August 4. As a popular and globally influential artist, David Hockney tried out various styles, without conforming to conventional art forms, during his long, 60-year journey. During this journey, Hockney produced pieces of work widely known in the art...   Read more

Seoul hosted an international symposium that embodies the concept, “Collective City – A City that Creates Together and Enjoys Together,” the theme of the “2019 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism,” at the Seoul Hall of Urbanism & Architecture on March 27 (Wed.) at 2 pm. With the opening of the 2nd Seoul Biennale, which...   Read more

Seoul’s “Green Parking” project, in which walls in residential areas are torn down to make room for local parking lots, will introduce a real-time parking space sharing system that applies IoT (Internet of Things) technologies in the name of progress. Before, the Green Parking project’s focus was on expanding the number of places to park....   Read more

In light of the spring season, a time for enjoying the great outdoors, Seoul is set to host various programs at Seoullo 7017. ① Seoullo Volunculture 7080 Play Park Seoul will host the Seoullo Volunculture 7080 Play Park at the upper Seoullo 7017 Magnolia Stage on every third Wednesday between March and June, from 10...   Read more

Seoul selected Seoul’s 160 Beautiful Spring Flower Paths to capture public interest. The 160 parks, roadsides, riversides, and greenbelts stretch a total of 241.6 km. The Seoul’s 160 Beautiful Spring Flower Paths are classified into five themes: Spring flower paths for a spring outing; ② Spring flower paths for drives; Spring flower paths for walks...   Read more

The Hangangdaegyo Bridge connecting Yongsan and Noryangjin with Nodeulseom Island at the center, first opened a hundred years ago under the name Hangang Footbridge. The footbridge was the first bridge that allowed people to walk across Hangang River. The middle ridge, or artificial island, that stood at the center of the river, supporting the bridge...   Read more

Seoul proclaimed itself as an animal-friendly city and put forward an innovative proposal for an animal caring system that guarantees the safety of animals and people. The city has taken a lead in animal policies through the Animal Protection Division that was founded in 2012, while also planning to live up to its status as...   Read more

For the upcoming 2019 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League’s opening game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on March 23, the Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center invested approximately KRW 2.8 billion towards extensive construction of stadium facilities for the comfort and safety of citizens with the plan to unfold the ‘Clean Campaign’ for a mature spectator culture...   Read more