Seoullo 7017

Seoullo 7017
The park, on top of the bridge structure (2017)
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LocationSeoul, South Korea
Coordinates37°33′25″N 126°58′29″E / 37.556978°N 126.974766°E / 37.556978; 126.974766
Connecting transportSubway Line 1/4/Gyeongui-Jungang Line/AREX, Seoul Station, Exits Exit 7

Seoullo 7017 (Korean: 서울로 7017), also known as the Seoul Skygarden or Skypark, is an elevated, linear park in Seoul, built atop a former highway overpass. The path, which is about one kilometer in length and lined with 24,000 plants, is similar to New York City's High Line. Skygarden was designed by MVRDV, a Dutch firm, and opened in May 2017. In the future, the park may become an urban nursery, growing trees and plants for replanting elsewhere in the city.[1] The path also improves walking times around the city's Central Station.[2]

The disused overpass closed in 2015 and cuts diagonally across Seoul Station at 17m above street level.[3] The '70' in the name comes from the year 1970 when the flyover was dedicated, while the '17' is both the number of walkways connected to it, and the year 2017.[4] The park includes gardens, terraces, and exhibitions, and will "feature over 24,085 plants representing 228 species of trees, shrubs and flowers found in and outside Korea."[5]

  1. ^ Zorthian, Julia (June 1, 2017). "Seoul's Garden In the Sky". Time. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Rule, Dan (May 14, 2015). "Seoul Skygarden set to rival New York's High Line". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ hermes (2017-05-20). "Say hello to Seoul's new sky park". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  4. ^ "[Provincial News] Seoullo 7017, overpass-turned-park, to open in May". The Korea Times. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  5. ^ "Seoul unveils city's first highway-turned-park". 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-05-21.