Jongno-gu Sejong-daero and Tongillo Transformed into 'Garden-style Green Spaces'

Sejong-daero Intersection and Tongil-ro Planted with Shrubs and Herbaceous Plants... Providing a Pleasant Walking Environment to Feel Seasonal Changes... Hyehwa-dong Rotary Transformed into a Rock Garden Style Flower Bed Combining Pines and Rocks

Jongno-gu (District Mayor Jeong Munheon) has created 'garden-style green spaces' along major streets in the area to improve the urban landscape and provide a pleasant walking environment.

The target locations are Jongno, Daehak-ro, and Tongil-ro. Since October, Jongno-gu has been implementing the '2023 Garden City Jongno, Beautiful Streetscape Creation Project,' utilizing various plant species and sculptures to ensure that tourists and citizens can walk safely and comfortably.

In particular, at Sejong-daero Intersection and Jonggak Station area, where there is a high flow of people, 557 shrubs of 7 species and 7,365 herbaceous plants of 13 species were planted, along with seasonal flowers, creating a distinctive space where the changes of the seasons can be fully experienced.

On Tongil-ro, where previously only street trees were lined up without separation between vehicles and sidewalks, 2,306 shrubs of 14 species and 4,426 herbaceous plants of 30 species were planted. This not only creates a splendid streetscape but is also expected to help block fine dust and noise.

Another notable transformation is the Hyehwa-dong rotary, one of the gateways from Seongbuk-gu to Jongno-gu, which was changed from a flowerbed mainly consisting of silver grass to a rock garden style flowerbed combining pine trees and rocks.

Jongno-gu plans to continue expanding green spaces within the city in 2024, striving to build an environment where citizens can feel nature and rest throughout the streets.

District Mayor Jeong Munheon stated, “We will convey the charm of Jongno throughout the year with diverse flowers and trees and work to provide convenience for pedestrian movement.”

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