Seoul Han River Landscape Lighting Expanded from 20 to 26 Locations... Summer Lighting Hours Extended Until Midnight

The Lighting of Mapo Bridge Offers a Mentally Soothing Night View to Citizens Visiting the Han River with the Theme of 'Comfort and Healing'

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 30th that it has completed the expansion project of scenic lighting at six locations from Achasan Bridge to Mapo Bridge since December last year. The scenic lighting on the Han River bridges, which only lit up 20 locations before COVID-19, will be fully illuminated at all 26 locations starting from the 1st of next month.

Mapo Bridge will be dressed in a new theme of "Warm Light Embracing Comfort and Healing." Using "warm white" as the main color to give a bright and warm feeling, it offers psychological comfort to citizens visiting the area. High-visibility and vivid LED lighting is used so that it can be clearly seen from surrounding roads such as Gangbyeonbuk-ro and Olympic-daero, and colors similar to those of Yeouido Hangang Park lighting are utilized to harmonize with the surroundings.

Seoul City also operates nine "viewing" fountains within Hangang Park normally. After cautiously resuming operation of four small fountains with less crowding risk (Yeouido Mist Fountain, Ichon Wall Fountain, Ttukseom Wall and Sculpture Fountains) in May this year, an additional five fountains will also be operated.

Among them, Seoul City has improved the performance of six major fountains, including Banpo Bridge’s "Moonlight Rainbow Fountain," which holds the Guinness World Record for the longest bridge fountain (1,140m).

The Banpo Bridge "Moonlight Rainbow Fountain" will become more spectacular as the old lighting is replaced with LED lights. The "Nanji Mirror Fountain," which was previously a simple fountain, has transformed into a musical fountain. The "Ttukseom Musical Fountain" now features more diverse water jet patterns. Previously, the water jets only rose high and low, but from now on, they will be synchronized with music, shooting stronger jets at climaxes, gentler jets during calm parts, and matching the rhythm, enhancing the performance capabilities.

Seoul City plans to comfort citizens exhausted by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and create an opportunity to revitalize the stagnant urban atmosphere by reactivating lighting and fountain facilities throughout the Han River. The goal is to diversify attractions along the Han River to prepare for the increased tourism demand after COVID-19.

Han Je-hyun, Director of Seoul City’s Safety Headquarters, said, "Along with the social distancing measures revised from July 1, the scenic lighting on Han River bridges and fountains in Hangang Park will also resume normal operation," adding, "We will provide various attractions so that Hangang Park can be a space for citizens tired of COVID-19 to heal and find comfort."

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