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Jayu Park
How to get there- - Take subway line No.1 and get off at Dongincheon Station (5 minutes walk)
- - Take a city bus No. 2, 15, 23, 45
Introduction- The first modern-style park built in Korea, the road cherry blossom snow falls on...
- Ever since the opening of Incheon port and the establishment of each nations boundary area, All Nations' Park(1888), the first western park constructed by foreigners was created around Mt. Eunbongsan. This has been founded 9 years earlier than Seoul Pagoda Park(currently Tapgol Park) built in 1897. It was called as the West Park(à¤Íëê®) because of the East Park(ÔÔÍëê®) which had Japanese shrine during the Japanese colonization period, and after regaining freedom by a successful Incheon Landing Operation it was renamed as Jayu Park(í»ë¦Íëê®) from All Nation's Park.
- From this park, you can view some part of downtown, harbor facilities and whole ocean. There is cherry blossom festival every spring.
Hongyemun Gate-

With the meaning of 'a door with the shape of Rainbow', Hongyemun(ûöççÚ¦) was built by the Japanese engineering corps in 1906 to relieve the inconvenience of Incheon's North-South traffic and was completed in 1908. An arche Built with granite and bricks, its form is relatively well preserved.(Tangible Cultural Asset No. 49)
Former Jemulpo Club-

Former Jemulpo club(1901) was the social club for British, American, German, Russian, and Japanese residents in Incheonb(1901). In 1931 it was called as Jung-Bang gak(ï×Û»ÊÈ), American Officer's Club after liberation, Korea's first public museum after the armistice, and from 1990 to 2006 it was used as Incheon Cultural center and in 2007 it was reborn as Jemulpo Club.(Tangible Cultural Asset No. 17)
Memorial Tower to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Amity between America and Korea-

This memorial tower represents the permanent friendship and relation between the two nations who maintained an alliance for over a century. It is in a shape of a sail and composed of 8 towers representing human, nature, peace and freedom.
Incheon Meteorological Observatory-

Incheon is the first modern observatory built in Korea. It started its operation as the Residency-General's observatory in 1904 and was reorganized over the years. After the Korean War it was reorganized as Incheon Meteorological Observatory and is maintained until today.
Korea Anglican Church of Incheon Nae-dong Church-

The first St. Michael Church built in Korea in 1890 is the Korea Anglican Church of Incheon Nae-dong Church. Built with granite, it is a medieval stone church with its first stone laid in 1955 and was complete in 1956, and it is still stands today. ( Tangible Cultural Asset No. 51 )




















