Tag: Myeongdong

Picture of the Day: Nature Republic in Myeongdong is the Most Expensive Land in Korea

| May 3, 2024
Most expensive land in S. Korea
Most expensive land in S. Korea
This photo, taken April 30, 2024, shows the building of the cosmetics shop Nature Republic in the Myeongdong area of Seoul. The plot of the building is priced at 175.40 million won (US$126,825) per square meter based on the government’s public land price calculation, the most expensive in South Korea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Empty Myeongdong

| December 5, 2020
Empty Myeongdong
Empty Myeongdong
A street in Myeongdong, a popular tourist and shopping district in Seoul, is quiet due to the impact of the new coronavirus on Dec. 3, 2020. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Empty Myeongdong Cathedral

| April 8, 2020
The main hall of Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul is nearly vacant on April 6, 2020, as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul has suspended Masses since late February due to the coronavirus. (Yonhap)

Historical Photos of Seoul Myeongdong Shopping District Through the Years

| September 29, 2016

Over at Reddit I saw this link to a Daum blog that has some good historical photos of Seoul’s Myeongdong shopping district over the years.  For example here is a picture of Myeongdong back in 1930 during the Imperial Japanese colonial period:

You can see more photos at this link.

Tweet of the Day: Myeong-dong Vendor and Restaurant War

| March 7, 2016