Yulgok-ro

Yulgok-ro is a road where the stone walls of ancient palaces harmonize with roadside trees. Originally, Changgyeonggung Palace and Jongmyo Shrine were adjacent, but in 1931 during the Japanese colonial period, as part of the policy of cultural erasure, Japan divided Changgyeonggung and Jongmyo and built a road between them—that road is Yulgok-ro. Carrying this painful history, Yulgok-ro now exudes a serene atmosphere with its elegant stone walls and the trees lining the road. In Gwanhun-dong, through which this road passes, there was a residence of Yulgok Yi I, a representative Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, and the road was named after his pen name, Yulgok. Stretching from Dongsipjagak to Dongdaemun via Ihwa-dong Intersection, it is a major east-west arterial road with a width of 30m and a length of 3km, boasting excellent aesthetics.

Address: Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul (Wonnam-dong) area