Landmark

World Peace Gate

Jamsil, Seoul

Address
424 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul

Source: ksponco.or.kr, checked 13 Oct 2026.

World Peace Gate at Olympic Park, a wide arch with colourful painted wings in Seoul
Photo: Scarlet Sappho / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

A monument in the Peace Square of Olympic Park, built for the 1988 Games. The official page gives its height as 24 m and notes four guardian-beast paintings under the wing ceilings.

Nearest station Mongchontoseong (Line 8)
Cost Free
Time needed 20 minutes
Best time Morning
Free

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The Peace Gate stands inside Olympic Park, so it adds no ticket cost.

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What's on near World Peace Gate

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of World Peace Gate, from the weekly Seoul events calendar.

Concert

Seoul Jazz Festival 2027

21 May to 23 May 2027 (dates to be confirmed) Olympic Park, Jamsil

The organiser's site shows the 18th edition as 2026 (timetable notice) but its text gave no 2026 dates or 2027 announcement. Press reports put the 2026 edition at May 22 to 24 at Olympic Park. The 2027 dates haven't been announced.

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Rose garden beside a colourful sphere sculpture in Olympic Park, Seoul travel oriented, CC BY-SA 2.0
Exhibition On now 8,000 won

Gunrak: Six Gardens

9 Oct 2026 to 30 May 2027 SOMA Museum of Art, Hall 2

Time Tue to Sun 10:00 to 18:00

Participatory exhibition of contemporary Korean sculpture from the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Art Bank collection. Group discount of 50 percent for 20 or more.

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Exhibition On now Adults 5,000 won, teens 4,000 won, children 3,000 won

From Monument to Landscape

17 Oct 2026 to 14 Feb 2027 SOMA Museum of Art, Hall 1 (Galleries 1 to 5), Jamsil

Time 10:00 to 18:00, closed Mondays

Exhibition at SOMA Museum of Art. Closed Mondays. Group discounts of 50 percent are printed for parties of 20 or more.

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Nearby

Mongchontoseong Fortress and Museum of History Landmark · 4 min walk The remains of a Baekje earthen fortress inside Olympic Park, with a 2.4 km walking trail. Olympic Park Park · 5 min walk A park built for the 1988 Seoul Olympics in four zones: arts and culture, recreation and sport, environment and history. Seoul Baekje Museum Museum · 7 min walk A history museum on a Baekje-era site in Songpa-gu, with exhibition halls and a 4D theatre on Baekje and prehistoric Korea. Lotte World Mall Shopping · 17 min walk The shopping complex at the foot of Lotte World Tower, with the Avenuel department store, Lotte Mart, a duty-free store, restaurants and the aquarium. Hanguk Jip Lotte World Mall Food · 19 min walk A Korean restaurant on the fifth floor of Lotte World Mall, listed with yukhoe bibimbap and Jeonju bibimbap as signature dishes. Aqua Garden Cafe Cafe · 19 min walk A cafe and dessert shop on the first basement level of Lotte World Mall.

Around Jamsil

A tower observatory, a theme park and a lake loop in one district

Jamsil is Songpa's entertainment district. Lotte World Tower, Lotte World Mall and Lotte World Adventure all connect to Jamsil Station. Seokchon Lake gives a free walk, and Olympic Park and the baseball stadium are on other stations.

Jamsil has 13 places on the Roam Seoul map: 5 landmarks, 2 shops, 2 parks and gardens, 1 viewpoint, 1 museum, 1 restaurant and 1 cafe. Read the Jamsil guide.

Good to know

What is the address of World Peace Gate?
424 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul.
How do I get to World Peace Gate?
The nearest station is Mongchontoseong (Line 8). World Peace Gate is in Jamsil, Seoul.
How much does World Peace Gate cost?
Nothing. World Peace Gate is free to visit.
How long do you need at World Peace Gate?
Plan for 20 minutes.
When is the best time to visit World Peace Gate?
Morning.

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