Seoul Metropolitan Library
📍 SeoulSeoul Metropolitan Library opened in 2012 inside the former Seoul City Hall, a building constructed in 1926 during the Japanese colonial period. When the new, glass-fronted City Hall rose up behind it, the old building was given a second life as a public library.
The facade facing Seoul Plaza still shows its early modern Western-style architecture, while the side facing the new City Hall was fitted with a waterfall-like glass wall of books, now a popular photo spot in its own right.
Open 9 AM-9 PM on weekdays, 9 AM-6 PM on weekends (hours vary by reading room); closed Mondays and public holidays.
ℹ️ Travel infoWeekdays 9 AM-9 PM, weekends 9 AM-6 PM (varies by reading room). Closed Mondays and public holidays. About a 2-minute walk from City Hall Station (Lines 1/2), Exit 4.
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