Landmark

Kukkiwon

Gangnam and Sinsa, Seoul

Address
32 Teheran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Source: visitgangnam.net, checked 13 Oct 2026.

Kukkiwon logo sign on a stone wall at the taekwondo headquarters in Seoul
Photo: David Shamma / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

The world headquarters of taekwondo, founded in 1972, with a 3,000-seat arena used for demonstrations and competitions.

Nearest station Yeoksam (Line 2)
Time needed 1 hour
Best time Check the event schedule

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Public programmes and show times are not on the Visit Gangnam page. Check kukkiwon.or.kr before you go.

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Nearby

Seonjeongneung Royal Tombs Palace or temple · 9 min walk Two UNESCO-listed Joseon burial sites in the middle of the office district. POSCO Art Museum Museum · 9 min walk A gallery in the basement of the POSCO Center. Terarosa POSCO Center Cafe · 9 min walk A coffee shop in the POSCO Center, a renovated space with books and a steel theme, listed on Visit Gangnam. My Art Museum Museum · 13 min walk A private art museum in the basement of the Textile Center building in Samseong-dong, opened in 2019. Starfield Library Landmark · 16 min walk A free public library in the middle of Starfield COEX Mall with a 13 m wall of shelves and roughly 70,000 books. Ktown4u COEX K-pop · 17 min walk A K-pop album and merchandise store on floors 2 to 4 of COEX Artium, listed by Visit Gangnam as a major online and offline K-pop retailer.

Around Gangnam and Sinsa

Temple, library and underground malls around two big stations

Gangnam is the office and shopping core south of the Han River, and most of what a visitor does here is around Gangnam, Samseong or Seolleung stations. A Seon temple and a pair of UNESCO royal tombs sit between the towers. Garosu-gil in Sinsa is the tree-lined side.

Gangnam and Sinsa has 15 places on the Roam Seoul map: 4 landmarks, 3 shops, 3 museums, 2 palaces and temples, 1 K-pop spot, 1 cafe and 1 bathhouse. Read the Gangnam and Sinsa guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Kukkiwon?
32 Teheran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
How do I get to Kukkiwon?
The nearest station is Yeoksam (Line 2). Kukkiwon is in Gangnam and Sinsa, Seoul.
How long do you need at Kukkiwon?
Plan for 1 hour.
When is the best time to visit Kukkiwon?
Check the event schedule.

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