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Dongdaemun History & Culture Park

You can reach the main entrance by wheelchair, but how far you can go inside the park is not known yet. This outdoor park has accessible toilets inside its two history buildings. We only know a little about it so far.

Wheelchair
Not enough data yetThe approach and main entrance have no steps. Paths inside the park are not known yet.
Walking load
Not rated yet
Source
Checked online · Oct 2026
Grassy area at Dongdaemun History & Culture Park with shiny oval metal sculptures, concrete forms and tall buildings behind
KTO, KOGL Type 1

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We have only a few facts about this place so far.

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Dongdaemun Stadium Memorial is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00, as of October 2026. Last entry is 17:30, and it closes from 12:00 to 13:00. It is closed on Mondays, January 1, Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok Day. Opening hours for the accessible toilets are not known, including whether you can use them when the buildings are closed. Sources differ on the memorial's closing time and midday closure. Call DDP at +82-2-2153-0000 (02-2153-0000 inside Korea) to ask.

What we know

Entrance
The approach and main entrance have no steps, so you can reach the entrance by wheelchair. This covers the entrance only, not the paths inside the park.
Toilets
Accessible toilets are inside Dongdaemun History Museum (동대문역사관) and Dongdaemun Stadium History Museum (동대문운동장역사관).
Wheelchair rental
You can borrow a wheelchair at the information center on basement level 2. Ask when to return it and whether foreign visitors can borrow one.
Parking
Accessible parking is on basement levels 2 and 3.
Hours, phone
The outdoor park is open at all times, every day of the year, as of October 2026. For questions, call DDP at +82-2-2153-0000 (02-2153-0000 inside Korea). Dongdaemun Stadium Memorial has its own, shorter visiting hours.

Not known yet

  • Surfaces, slopes and widths of the outdoor paths, and any areas a wheelchair cannot reach
  • Distances inside the park, and where benches and shade are
  • The route from the station elevator exits to the park: distance, curbs, crossings and slopes
  • Entrance steps, floors and elevators in the two history buildings
  • Which accessible toilets you can use when the history buildings are closed

Getting there

  • Dongdaemun History & Culture Park StationLine 2, Line 4, and Line 5Street elevators at Exits 1 and 4.
    Station
  • Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station toiletsLine 2: Inside the gates, B1, by Exit 1. Wheelchair-usable.Line 4: Inside the gates, B2, by Exit 8. Wheelchair-usable.Line 4: Outside the gates, B1, by Exit 8. Wheelchair-usable.Line 5: Outside the gates, B1, by Exit 7. Wheelchair-usable.
  • Dongdaemun StationLine 1 and Line 4Street elevators at Exits 6 and 9.
    Station
  • Dongdaemun Station toiletsLine 1: Outside the gates, B1, by Exit 4. Wheelchair-usable.Line 4: Inside the gates, B2, by Exit 9. Wheelchair-usable.

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