Yongsan Family Park
Park in Seoul, South Korea
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Yongsan Family Park (Korean: 용산가족공원) is a park in Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. It is also known as Yongsan Park (용산공원).
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 Interactive map of Yongsan Family Park | |
| Type | Public |
| Location | Yongsan District, Seoul |
| Coordinates | 37°31′22″N 126°59′01″E |
| Area | 75.900 hectares (187.55 acres) |
| Established | November 1992 |
| Open | All hours, every day |
| Parking | Onsite (50 spaces) |
| Website | www |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 용산가족공원 |
| Hanja | 龍山家族公園 |
| RR | Yongsan gajok gongwon |
| MR | Yongsan kajok kongwŏn |
The area of the park is 75,900 square metres (817,000 ft2).[1] It has a 2 km (1.2 mi) walking path and a variety of facilities, including Taegeukgi Park in the center.[2][3] Pigeons and wild pheasants live in the park.[2] Several ponds and lakes are in the park.[2] It is open throughout the year, at all hours.[2] There is a path in the park where guests are intended to walk it barefoot. It has a texture that is meant to perform acupressure on your feet.[4]
During the Japanese colonial period, the park was used as a Japanese military facility from 1906 to the liberation of Korea in 1945.[4] It was part of the US military base Yongsan Garrison, the headquarters of the US military in South Korea after the Korean War, including the base golf course.[4][1] In December 1988, efforts began to convert the area into a civilian park via a presidential decree.[5] The park opened in November 1992.[1]
It is accessible from Ichon station on line number 2 and Seobinggo station on line number 1.[4]
