Baekbeom Plaza (Kim Koo Statue)
백범광장
Park in Jung-gu. Open 24 hours. Plan about 20 minutes. 8 min walk from Hoehyeon (Namdaemun Market) Station.
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Information: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI)Baekbeom Kim Koo Statue is located in Baekbeom Plaza in Namsan Park, Seoul. Erected in August 1969, the statue stands at a height of 10 meters. It commemorates the patriotic spirit of Kim Koo, who was both an independence activist and a politician in South Korea. During the Japanese colonial period, he actively participated in anti-Japanese movements, and after liberation, he played a leading role in the establishment of the government of the Republic of Korea.
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Baekbeom Kim Koo Statue (Baekbeom Plaza) is about 1 h 15 from Incheon Airport (AREX to Seoul Station, then on foot) and 35 min from Gimpo. From Hongik Univ. 24 min on AREX to Seoul Station, from Myeongdong 16 min on Line 4 to Hoehyeon, from Gangnam 40 min on bus 402; from Seoul Station the plaza is a walk.
Within a 15-minute walk of Baekbeom Plaza: Culture Station Seoul 284 is 12 minutes away, Korea Postage Stamp Museum and Seoullo 7017 14 minutes.
Staying close: Hoehyeon Station is the nearest area we suggest for a base near the plaza, by our estimate, with 108 hotels within walking distance of the station; Seoul Station has 28 and Myeongdong Station 148.
Travel times are estimates from our transit model, Oct 2026.
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Within a 20-minute walk.
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