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Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu


You're likely to find Lim Dong Wook, the designer of these original unisex shirt-button covers, at this, his atelier and showroom. These pieces of jewellery are a neat replacement for a tie or brooch and range in price from ₩20,000 for simple designs to ₩268,000 for ones made from silver.


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Nearby Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu attractions

1. Gahoe Minhwa Workshop

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Housing a large collection of amulets and folk paintings this combined house museum and cultural centre also offers classes teaching traditional painting,…

2. Choong Ang High School

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The Gothic-style early-20th-century buildings of this campus are recognised as part of Seoul's built cultural heritage and provide a nice contrast with…

3. Simsimheon

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This modern hanok was rebuilt using traditional methods on the site of two older ones to create a home with museum grandeur that gives a rare opportunity…

4. Bukchon Traditional Culture Center

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There's an informative exhibition about hanok homes and the Bukchon area, housed in this larger-than-average hanok. It's generally unstaffed but sometimes…

5. Another Way of Seeing

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Running a program to support art education and activities for the blind, Another Way of Seeing is a gallery where the thought-provoking exhibitions…

6. Bukchon Hanok Village

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Meaning ‘North Village’, Bukchon, between Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung, is home to around 900 hanok, Seoul’s largest concentration of these traditional…

7. Jeongdok Public Library

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The small quiet park in front of the public library is a great spot for viewing cherry blossoms in spring and the yellowing leaves of ginkgo trees in…

8. World Jewellery Museum

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The well-lit displays of this private jewellery collection prove that small is beautiful. The pieces were amassed from around the world over three decades…