Seoul Hyochang Park
서울 효창공원
Nature · 177-18 Hyochangwon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Nearby stations and stops
- Hyochang Park (6호선·경의중앙선) · straight-line 668m
- Sookmyung Women's Univ. (Garwol) (Line 4) · straight-line 761m
- Bus stop 숙명여대정문 · straight-line 57m
- Bus stop 효창공원삼거리.윤봉길의사등묘역 · straight-line 58m
Straight-line distance; the actual walk is longer · Data as of 2025-10-31
Source: Korea National Railway urban rail station information · Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nationwide bus stop locations
- Admission
- Not provided
- Hours
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- Closed
- Open every day
- N/A (Open all year round)
- Parking
- Parking available
- Available
- Pets
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- Accessibility
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- Data status
- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2024-07-09 · Collected: Not provided
Hyochang Park covers 122,245 square meters spanning across Hyochang-dong and Cheongpa 2-dong. It is a historic landmark that once contained several royal tombs, and was known at that time as Hyochangwon. The cemeteries that were originally located in Hyochangwon belonged to Crown Prince Munhyo, King Jeongjo’s first son who died at the age of five; Royal Noble Consort Uibin of the Seong Clan, King Jeongjo’s royal concubine and Crown Prince Munhyo’s mother; Royal Noble Consort Sugui of the Park Clan, King Sunjo’s royal concubine; and her daughter Princess Yeongon. The royal tombs were moved to Seooreung Tombs in the waning months of the Japanese colonial period. The Japanese empire began the development of Hyochangwon into a park in 1924, and the Japanese governor-general officially assigned the site as a park in 1940. Presently, several of Korea’s greatest leaders are buried in Hyochang Park. The remains mostly belong to independence activists including Yoon Bong-gil, Lee Bong-chang, and Baek Jeong-gi, whose graves are collectively known as Samuisa Tomb. A statue of Lee Bong-chang has been built in the graveyard. Among the other patriotic martyrs who are interred in the park are Kim Gu and some of the key figures of the provisional government such as Lee Dong-nyeong, Cha I-seok, and Cho Seong-hwan. An ancestral shrine named Uiyeolsa has been built along the main gate and holds the portraits of the deceased independence activists.
In the area
Themed Parks 2 of 12 attractions in Yongsan-gu
Similar places nearby
- Yongsan Family Park · 3.3km
Similar places in other regions
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- Hwaseong Yungneung and Geolleung Royal Tombs · Gyeonggi-do
- Goyang West Five Royal Tombs [UNESCO World Heritage] · Gyeonggi-do
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI