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Library of Intellectual Property

You can reach the main entrance without a step, but the door is a revolving door, and it is not known whether the building has an accessible toilet. This intellectual property library, run by the Korea Institute of Intellectual Property (KIIP), is on the 3rd floor of a building with an elevator.

Wheelchair
Partly accessibleThe way to the entrance has no step and the building has an elevator. The door is a revolving door, and an accessible toilet is not known.
Walking load
Not rated yet
Source
Checked online · Oct 2026
Glass front of the Library of Intellectual Property building with two tall stone-clad columns and a revolving door entrance
Photo: KTO, KOGL Type 3

Getting there

  • Yeoksam StationLine 2Street elevators at Exits 3 and 4.About 320 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Yeoksam Station toiletOutside the gates, B2, by Exit 3. Wheelchair-usable.
  • Gangnam StationLine 2 and Sinbundang LineStreet elevators at Exits 1 and 10.About 500 m in a straight line.
    Station
  • Gangnam Station toiletInside the gates, B1, by Exits 1 and 12. Wheelchair-usable.

Accessible toilets near here

Heads-up

The main door is a revolving door, and it is not known whether there is another door. Call the library before you go and ask which door you can use.

The library closes 12:00 to 13:00 for lunch, and weekend opening is not known. Plan a weekday visit outside that hour.

Getting in

Approach
You can reach the building entrance by wheelchair. There is no step on the way to it.
Entrance
The main entrance has no step, but the door is a revolving door. It is not known whether there is another door beside it.
Parking
Plan on no parking for the library. The building has an underground garage with 1 hour free, but this seems meant for visitors to the Ministry of Intellectual Property's Seoul office (지식재산처 서울사무소). Sources differ on whether library visitors can use accessible parking here. Call the library before you drive.
Route
The library's directions use Yeoksam Station exit 4. Directions for the building also use Gangnam Station exit 12. This exit likely has no street elevator. Yeoksam Station exit 4 is a street-elevator exit. The building has a post office and Hollys Coffee on the 1st floor.

Inside

Elevator
The building has an elevator. The library is on the 3rd floor of the Korea Intellectual Property Center (한국지식재산센터), 131 Teheran-ro.
Seats
The library has 18 reading seats, including 6 for laptop use.

Also useful

Hours
Weekdays 10:00 to 17:00, closed 12:00 to 13:00 for lunch, as of October 2026. Weekend opening is not known.
Closed days
Closed on public holidays, substitute holidays, the foundation day (December 9) and days set by the director, as of October 2026.
Fee
Free, as of October 2026.
What you can do
General visitors can read and copy here, but cannot borrow books. Bring your own copy paper. You cannot copy a whole book.
Contact
Call +82-2-2189-2681 or +82-2-2189-2682 (02-2189-2681 or 02-2189-2682 inside Korea).

Not known yet

  • Is there a swing door or automatic door beside the revolving door?
  • Is there an accessible toilet in the building, especially on the 3rd floor?
  • Can foreign visitors use the library, and do you need a passport or visitor pass to enter the building?
  • Are the reading room aisles wide enough, and can you sit at the desks in a wheelchair?
  • Does the sidewalk from Yeoksam Station exit 4 to the building have slopes or curbs?

Sources

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