Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Namsan Library서울특별시교육청 남산도서관
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서울특별시 용산구 소월로 109 (후암동)
Nearest subway station
4Hoehyeon
about 728 m away
About
Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Namsan Library was the first public library in Seoul. It opened in 1922, moved into a newly built building at its current location in 1964, and took its present name, Namsan Library, the following year in 1965. The reinforced concrete building, completed in 1964, was designed by architect Lee Hae-seong and was listed as a Seoul Future Heritage in 2013 in recognition of its preservation value. The library's vast collection of 500,000 volumes is organized by subject across four reading rooms: Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Literature and Korean Literature Archive, and Bibliotherapy and Languages.
Description translated by Tripbloom from Korea Tourism Organization data
K-MetroKorea Subway Map · route to HoehyeonOpenEvents nearby
SeMA Public Space Project “Forever Crossing Dance” (SeMA 공용공간 프로젝트 《영원히 교차하는 춤》)
Wed, Aug 13 – Thu, Dec 31Free entry
Royal Guard Changing Ceremony, Seoul (서울 왕궁수문장 교대의식)
Thu, Jan 1 – Thu, Dec 31Free entry
2026 Sungnyemun Gate Guard Ceremony (2026 숭례문 파수의식)
Thu, Jan 1 – Thu, Dec 31Free entry
Gana Art Collection “The Underside of Technology: Scenes on the Border” (가나아트컬렉션 《기술의 저변: 경계에 선 장면들》)
Thu, Apr 16 – Sun, Nov 22Free entry
Culture Flows at Seoul Plaza (문화가 흐르는 서울광장)
Wed, May 6 – Thu, Dec 31Free entry
2026 Namsan Night Trekking “Twinkling Namsan Night Trail” (2026 남산 야간 트래킹 「반짝반짝 남산밤길」)
Wed, Oct 21 – Sat, Nov 21Free entry
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Photo & data: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3