Seoullo 7017

Seoullo 7017, also known as the Seoul Skygarden or Skypark, is a elevated, linear park in Seoul, built atop a former highway overpass. The path, which is about one kilometer in length and lined with 24,000 plants, is similar to New York City's High Line. Skygarden was designed by MVRDV, a Dutch firm, and opened in May 2017. In the future, the park may become an urban nursery, growing trees and plants for replanting elsewhere in the city. The path also improves walking times around the city's Central Station.

The disused overpass closed in 2015 and cuts diagonally across Seoul Station at 17m above street level. The '70' in the name comes from the year 1970 when the flyover was dedicated, while the '17' is both the number of walkways connected to it, and the year 2017. The park includes gardens, terraces, and exhibitions, and will "feature over 24,085 plants representing 228 species of trees, shrubs and flowers found in and outside Korea."

History

In the 1960s, a decade after the Korean War, Seoul planners "ordered the construction of dozens of elevated highways to keep traffic flowing through the capital. Fast forward a few decades, and these hulking overpasses became not only a blight on the landscape, but also a safety risk." As the overpasses were gradually removed, city planners decided to re-purpose some as pedestrian green spaces in the crowded urban city. Seoul mayor Park Won Soon pushed for the US $52 million skypark to be completed as a complement to Seoul's Cheonggyecheon river restoration project, organized under previous mayor Lee Myung Bak.

The park's plans faced early controversy over fears of traffic congestion and concerns from market owners in nearby Namdaemun. While some local press was supportive, other media outlets dismissed it as a mayoral "vanity project."[]

Location

The Skypark begins at Malli-dong and continues northeast past Seoul Station, ending 1,024 meters later near Namdemun at Hoehyeon Station. The park is visible from Seoul Station but the nearest stairway is across the street from the front of the station, or subway exit 1 of the Seoul Metro.

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Epicurean ????dventures
16 October 2017
Overpass turned public park offers place for a relaxing stroll in the middle of Seoul.Landscaping & nite-time lighting r nothing to shout about.Though certain sections do hv good city view.
Gregory K.
21 November 2017
nice hallway road converted to pedestrian walkway. It's a lot smaller than I thought. Not nearly as as cool as the NYC hi-line park. but it's a nice way to finally walk to train station
Vladyslav Zakharchenko
An overpass that has been transformed to a public area, nice view at Seoul station, Namsan and Namdaemun. For the best experience come when it's dark to enjoy illumination.
Chad F
7 May 2018
Grab a cup of coffee at the pink cafe along walkway. Great 360 degree views from the lookout points up the stairs.
HoGeon Jeong
27 March 2019
걸으면 너무 신나요. 도심 속 재활용 공원인데 전경도 멋지고 식물도 많지요
soohaeng lee
27 August 2017
동선이 많이 불편하네요. 서울역 반대편쪽으로 가다보면 오른쪽에 서울로테라스, 왼쪽에 서울리스타(?)있는데 바로 연결 되어있는 점은 좋아요.
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