Seoul

"Capital City"

Seoul CBI*
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YOUR SCORE*
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Epiphany
77% 
Mentoring
54% 
Self Fulfillment
77% 
Elegance
39% 
Originality
77% 
Revelation
46% 
Grandeur
54% 
Selfhood
62% 
Chronicle
85% 
Kinship
46% 
Nature
62% 
Surety
31% 
Synergy
46% 
Dynamism
46% 
Sensation
39% 

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Principal Features

Jongmyo Royal Shrine
Bongeunsa Temple
Jogye-sa Temple

Honorable Mentions

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Inwangsan Guksadang
Seoul Central Mosque
Myeongdong Cathedral

Principal Features

National Museum of Korea
Leeum Samsung Museum of Art
Seoul Museum of Art

Honorable Mentions

Seoul National University
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

Self-Fulfillment

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Principal Features

Five Palaces Unesco (Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung, Deoksugung, Gyeongbokgung, Gyeonghuigung)
Cheongwadae (Blue House)
Seoul Arts Center

Honorable Mentions

Seoul Olympic Park & Museum
National Assembly
National Theater

Principal Features

Gyeonghoeru Pavilion at Gyeongbokgung Palace
Great Greenhouse at Changgyeonggung Palace
Gilsangsa Temple

Honorable Mentions

Pagoda of the National Folk Museum

Principal Features

World Peace Gate at Olympic Park
Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park
City Hall

Honorable Mentions

Ihwa Mural Village
Banpo Bridge & Floating Island
Bosingak Bell Pavilion
KT&G SangsangMadang

Principal Features

Children's Grand Park
Yangnyeongsi Herb Medicine Museum
Trick Eye Museum

Honorable Mentions

Korea Furniture Museum
Bank of Korea Money Museum

Principal Features

Eight Gates (Gwanghwamun, Sungnyemun, Dongdaemun, etc.)
Gwanghwamun Plaza
63 City Building

Honorable Mentions

COEX Mall

Principal Features

Tapgol Park
National Folk Museum of Korea
Sejong Cultural Center

Honorable Mentions

Independence Gate
Jeongdong Theater
National Gugak Center
Seoul Global Cultural Center
Emerging Artists – Seoul Art Space Sindang , Arko Art Centre, etc.

Principal Features

Royal Tombs (Seolleung Park etc.)
National Palace Museum of Korea
Namsangol Hanok Village

Honorable Mentions

Bukchon Hanok Village & Bukchon Traditional Culture Centre
Seoul Museum of History
Unhyeon Palace (Especially the Interior Exhibits)
Seodaemun Prison History Hall

Principal Features

Neighborhoods (Cheonggyecheon, Jung-gu, Insadong,Garosu-gil, Bukchon, etc.)
Itaewon (Nightlife district)
Korean Comfort Women Protests

Honorable Mentions

Korean Traditional Festivals (Seollal, Chuseok, etc.)

Principal Features

Han-gahng (Han River) Parks
Namsan Park
Bukhansan National Park

Honorable Mentions

Olympic Park
Seoul Forest
Hongneung Arboretum
Six Mountains (Gwanaksan, Inwangsan, Bukaksan, Dobongsan, Namsan, Achasan)
Aquariums – 63 Seaworld
and COEX

Principal Features

War Memorial of Korea
Seoul’s Fortress Walls
MongChon Earthen Fortification (Mongchontoseong)

Honorable Mentions

Acha Mountain Fortress

Principal Features

Lotte World
Chongdong Nanta Theatre
Seoul Grand Park

Honorable Mentions

Jamsil Baseball Stadium

Principal Features

Cheonggyecheon Stream
Namsan Cable Car
Hangang River Ferry Cruise

Honorable Mentions

Bus Tours (Double-deck & Historic Trolleys)
Seoul City Walking Tours

Principal Features

Panoramas – N Seoul Tower, 63 City, Six Mountains
Open Air Markets – Gwangjang, Namdaemun, Dongdaemun, etc.
Noryangjin Fish Market

Honorable Mentions

Kimchi Field Museum