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The Wall That Still Wraps Around Seoul: Seoul City Wall Walk (Part 1)

28/07/2026 by Kam Su Jin

A minhwa-style illustration of two women sitting on the Seoul city wall walk, the full city spread out behind them on both sides.

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series The Wall That Still Wraps Around Seoul

The Seoul city wall walk is 18.6km of 600-year-old fortress still circling the capital. Free to walk, open daily, and almost completely unknown outside Korea.