Seoul History

The “500-Year-Old” Seoul Neighborhood That Isn’t Quite 500 Years Old(Bukchon)

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BUKCHON
  1. Every year, millions of international travelers flock to Seoul, pulling out their smartphones to snap picturesque photos of traditional tiled-roof wooden houses nestled against a backdrop of futuristic skyscrapers.
  2. Tourist brochures and glossy travel guides universally market Bukchon Hanok Village
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The Railway Station That Connected Two Koreas — Before the Country Was Divided

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  1. If buildings had memories, this red-brick structure would hold every single scream and cheer of modern Korean history.
  2. It was once the beating heart of a massive railway network that pierced through the Korean peninsula and stretched across the Eurasian
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