Daebul Hotel

Daebul Hotel
대불호텔
The reconstructed building (2020)
Map
Alternative namesDaibutsu Hotel (Japanese: 大仏ホテル)
General information
Address101 Sinpo-ro 23beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea
Coordinates37°28′25″N 126°37′12″E / 37.4735°N 126.6199°E / 37.4735; 126.6199
Completed
  • 1888
  • 2018 (reconstruction)
Demolished1978 (1978)

The Daebul Hotel (Korean대불호텔; Hanja大佛호텔), Japanese name Daibutsu Hotel (大仏ホテル), was a historic former hotel in Incheon, South Korea. Built in 1888, it was the first ever Western-style hotel to be established in Korea.[1]

The building now operates as a museum. The first floor covers the history of the building, and the second the history of Jung District in the 1960s to 1970s.[2]

  1. ^ Choe, Chong-dae (2021-05-23). "Classically-styled hotels". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  2. ^ Korea Tourism Organization. "Daebul Hotel Exhibition Hall (대불호텔전시관)". VisitKorea.or.kr. Retrieved 2024-10-31.