Seoul Forest, Seoul
Seoul Forest is a large park in Seongdong-gu. It is open year-round, and admission is free. Seoul Forest opened in June 2005. The city government spent 235.2 billion won in development. It is the third largest park in Seoul city. Seoul Forest is a massive park dotted with over 400,000 trees and 100 different animals. This nature park is located in Seongsu-dong and covers an area of 1,200 ha (3,000 acres)The area that was once a royal hunting forest, became Seoul's first water purification plant in 1908, and later used for both racecourse and golf facilities. Now, it has been transformed into a park with a dense canopy of trees and a lake, where citizen can breathe the invigorating fresh air offered by nature.
It is available to ride bicycles, skate board and so on. It was established to satisfy people's desire to have green space and recreational places in city. It changed from the grounds of Ttukseom. It opened in 2002 stretching over 1,160 ha (2,900 acres) of land. It consists of five parks : a Cultural Art Park, an Ecological Forest, a Nature Experience Study Field, Wetlands Ecological Field, and Han River Waterside Park.
This Ecologic Park has over 40 different species of roses. This park offers visitors the opportunity to stroll along the river and admire these colorful, intoxicating flowers, while also viewing some fish along the way. Roses are an attractions at this park located on Ttukseom Island. Park goers can also see groves of wetland plant species, including reeds, silver banner grass, and rose-gold pussy willows. There are different types of water plants, such as water chestnut and floating moss, can be found in downstream areas where the waters flow by gently. Along with these sights, Seoul Forest also features as insect garden in its nature experiencing study field and outdoor nature classroom for children in its Wetlands Ecological Field.
It is available to ride bicycles, skate board and so on. It was established to satisfy people's desire to have green space and recreational places in city. It changed from the grounds of Ttukseom. It opened in 2002 stretching over 1,160 ha (2,900 acres) of land. It consists of five parks : a Cultural Art Park, an Ecological Forest, a Nature Experience Study Field, Wetlands Ecological Field, and Han River Waterside Park.
This Ecologic Park has over 40 different species of roses. This park offers visitors the opportunity to stroll along the river and admire these colorful, intoxicating flowers, while also viewing some fish along the way. Roses are an attractions at this park located on Ttukseom Island. Park goers can also see groves of wetland plant species, including reeds, silver banner grass, and rose-gold pussy willows. There are different types of water plants, such as water chestnut and floating moss, can be found in downstream areas where the waters flow by gently. Along with these sights, Seoul Forest also features as insect garden in its nature experiencing study field and outdoor nature classroom for children in its Wetlands Ecological Field.
Sight description based on Wikipedia.
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Sight Name: Seoul Forest
Sight Location: Seoul, South Korea (See walking tours in Seoul)
Sight Type: Park/Outdoor
Sight Location: Seoul, South Korea (See walking tours in Seoul)
Sight Type: Park/Outdoor
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