Seoul facility managers reveal city's best hidden hotspots
Palgakdang in Children's Grand Park in eastern Seoul's Gwangjin District / Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentInsiders' list includes four city spots, four scenic routes for cyclistsBy Ko Dong-hwanEmployees of a city-run facility management company in Seoul have released a list of their own recommendations for the capital's best hidden hotspots. The release of the so-called “insiders' list” came in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Seoul Facilities Corp.The list contains four city spots that won the most votes from 4,000 employees during a month-long poll that was launched in May. The poll asked them to pick the “choicest public venues under the corporation's management which citizens might not know about.” The results are far from the locations that draw mass attention of domestic and global visitors to the city such as Lotte World Tower, Gwanghwamun Square or Itaewon. One of the sites is Palgakdang in Children's Grand Park in Gwangjin District. The five-story octagonal structure in traditional Korean architectural style just finished its rem
Jul 26, 2023By Ko Dong-hwan
