Architecture & shopping
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)
동대문디자인플라자
Zaha Hadid's curving silver building, ringed by fashion malls that stay open most of the night. Come after dark to catch the LED rose garden lit up.
- Admission
- Free (some exhibitions paid)
- Booking
- Not required
- Hours
- Plaza 24h; malls and night market run late
- Getting there
- Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (Lines 2/4/5)
- Nearby food
- 24-hour food courts in the Dongdaemun malls, plus a grilled-fish alley nearby
K-pop concerts near here
Shows within about 15km, with where to stay and how to get home after.
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Prices and hours change, so check the official source before you go.