1898 명동성당il·pal·gu·pal myeong·dong·seong·dang · 1898 Myeongdong Cathedral

The arcade of cafés, shops and a bookshop under the plaza of Myeongdong Cathedral, named for the year the cathedral was finished.

Myeongdong, line 4, exit 10 (425 m); Euljiro 3(sam)-ga, lines 2 and 3, exit 12 (403 m)09:00 to 22:00; closed on Seollal and Chuseok day (Visit Seoul)
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1898 명동성당 (il·pal·gu·pal myeong·dong·seong·dang) is the complex beneath the cathedral plaza. Visit Seoul describes it as a space anyone can walk into, with tea and light food, flowers and gifts, books, music and art, and says some of the shops do tax refunds for foreign visitors. 서울사랑 (June 2023) lists a café, a restaurant, a bookshop and a gallery inside.

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It opens 09:00 to 22:00 and closes on the day of 설날 and 추석 (Visit Seoul). The name is the year the first red-brick cathedral went up on 종현 hill.

하는 법How to

Enter from the cathedral plaza at 명동길 74. Visit Seoul measures 425 metres from 명동역 exit 10 and 403 metres from 을지로3가역 exit 12.

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1898 명동성당1898 Myeongdong Cathedral
주소
서울 중구 명동길 74 (명동2가, 명동성당)
역
Myeongdong, line 4, exit 10 (425 m); Euljiro 3(sam)-ga, lines 2 and 3, exit 12 (403 m)
시간
09:00 to 22:00; closed on Seollal and Chuseok day (Visit Seoul)
checked Nov 4, 2026

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  • 1898 명동성당, Visit SeoulOpen
  • 명동의 뜨거운 부활 반갑다, 명동아!, 서울사랑 (Seoul Metropolitan Government), Jun 1, 2023Open

Last checked Nov 4, 2026.

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