Myeong-dong Cathedral

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Myeong-dong Cathedral is the Church for Archdiocese of Seoul and was also the birthplace for the Roman Catholic Church community in Korea. The church houses the remains of several individuals: Bishop Laurent Joseph Marie Imbert (1796-1839), and priests Peter Simon (1803-1839), James (Jacques Honor Chastan, 1803-1839) and Pourthie Jean Antoine Charles (1830-1866) and four martyrs.

Myeong-dong Cathedral is located in downtown Seoul and tourists frequently come and visit the place. Near the cathedral are other tourism spots such as Namsangol Hanok Village preserving Korean traditional houses, N Seoul Tower overlooking Seoul and Namdaemun Market, a traditional market with a wide variety of food and goods.

 

(04537)74, Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

www.mdsd.or.kr (English, Korean)

 

Utilization information

Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-774-1784

Parking Facility : Available

Admission Fees

Free

Restrooms

Available

Access

[Subway]
Myeong-dong Station (Seoul Subway Line 4), Exit 8.
Turn left and walk along Myeongdong 10(sip)-gil St. for about 300m and turn right at the intersection.
Turn right and walk along Myeongdong-gil St. for 100m to the Catholic Center.