Attraction · Jung-gu

Is Sungnyemun Gate (Namdaemun) wheelchair accessible?

Name: Sungnyemun Gate (Namdaemun)
Address: 서울특별시 중구 세종대로 40, Jung-gu, KR

숭례문

Official information confirms 3 accessibility features at Sungnyemun Gate (Namdaemun), including entrance, restroom and approach / surface. Information about elevator, wheelchair rental, parking is currently unavailable. This is not a guarantee that the entire site is wheelchair accessible.

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Accessibility snapshot

3 of 9 details available

Entrance Confirmed
Restroom Confirmed
Elevator Unknown
Wheelchair rental Unknown
Parking Unknown
Approach / surface Confirmed
Accessible seating Unknown
Accessible room Unknown
Public transport Unknown

What’s confirmed

Entrance
Restroom
Approach / surface

From the official Korea Tourism Organization record. Partial items (amber) describe some access, not a fully step-free route.

What we still don’t know

Elevator I saw this
Wheelchair rental I saw this
Parking I saw this
Accessible seating I saw this
Public transport I saw this

These are not in the official record yet. Confirm with the venue before you visit — a blank field is never treated as “no.”

Visit details

Sungnyemun, the south gate of the Joseon capital in Namdaemun-ro 4-ga, Jung-gu, is also called Namdaemun. It is Seoul’s oldest surviving wooden building and a national treasure since 20 December 1962, the largest of the four gates, with a vertical name plaque. First built in Taejo 5 (1396), rebuilt February 1398, major repair in Seongjong 10 (1479). In 1907 connected walls were torn down for a Japanese crown prince’s visit. Walls were restored in 2006. A 10 February 2008 fire damaged the first-floor pavilion and destroyed the second; it reopened on 4 May 2013. A rainbow arch sits in a high stone base under a two-story pavilion five bays by two with a ujingak hip-and-gable roof and early-Joseon dapo bracketing. Jibong Yuseol attributes the plaque to Prince Yangnyeong.

Hours: 09:00–18:00 (last admission 17:50)

Closed: Every Monday

Information: 02-779-8547

Address: Jung-gu Sejong-daero 40, Seoul

Official website: 비짓서울 https://korean.visitseoul.net

Evidence

Entrance

Confirmed

Official information indicates entrance accessibility is available.

Official Korean source text

주출입구는 단차가 없어 휠체어 접근 가능함