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Yeouido Park | |
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Location | Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 여의도공원 |
Hanja | 汝矣島公園 |
Revised Romanization | Yeouido Gongwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏŭito Kongwŏn |
Yeouido Park (Korean: 여의도공원) is a park in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea.
The park, which runs northeast–southwest through the centre of the island, has a large open area which is popular with bicyclists and skateboarders, and breaks into footpaths lined with trees and seasonal flowers.[citation needed]
The area was only made a park in recent years. In 1924, the area was occupied by Yeouido Airport, the first airport in the country. In the 1970s, it was made into an asphalt strip and named May 16 Square by President Park Chung Hee. It was finally redeveloped into a park and opened to the public on July 5, 1999.