Seoullo7017

Launched in 2015, the "Seoul Station 7017" project is an urban reconstruction plan to reshape the Seoul Station elevated road that was built in 1970 and needed to be demolished due to aging. history. In order to implement the "Seoullo 7017" project, Seoul City has launched an international bounty collection of design works since January 2015. On May 13 of the same year, Winy Maas's work was selected. He plans to design the Seoul Elevation as a big tree in the sky garden, plant trees from Tuegye Road to Junglin-dong, compare the lights to branches, and organically connect the 17 sidewalks announced by the city of Seoul, which will be interrupted by railways The Seoul Station area is connected to each other. Using nature as the medium, the concrete structure is transformed into a living place. Now "Seoullo 7017" has been officially opened to the public on May 20 after two years of intensive construction. The 1,024-meter-long avenue is planted with 50 trees, 228 species of 24,085 plants that can grow on artificial sites, including shade trees and perennials, and 18 convenience facilities such as cafes, libraries, outdoor stages, and flower shops. Facilities and flower pots are also used as benches, rose stage, magnolia stage and other rest spaces, providing a lot of convenience for Seoul citizens and tourists. In addition, there are also four 17-meter-high observation balconies (in the direction of Seoul Station, Sungnyemun, Jungrim-dong, and Cheongbo-dong), where you can overlook the panoramic view of Seoul. The design of full transparent glass under the feet makes the street view of the busy traffic clear, and this surprising experience also adds more fun to walking. 7017 connected 17 sidewalks as planned, forming a walking sightseeing route with a total length of 25 kilometers, passing through Sungnyemun, Hanyang City Fortress, Myeongdong, Namdaemun Market and other surrounding tourist attractions. Among them, Seoul's Four Gate Walking Tourist Street is worth visiting. It starts from "Seoulro 7917", passes through "Jeong-dong" where you can see the architectural heritage of the Korean Empire and modern Korea, and then passes through "Insa-dong", " After the “Heunginjimun” and Myeongdong, it returns to the circular pedestrian street of Seoul Station, showing visitors the history, culture and nature of Seoul.