Ginkgo Tree at the Fortress Well Site

Gayang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul

Sponsored · We may earn a commission on GetYourGuide bookings at no extra cost to you.

Find a hotel near Ginkgo Tree at the Fortress Well Site (성주우물터 은행나무)

This place through 4 lenses

Curated by KORLENS

Foreigner

외국인

Ginkgo Tree at the Fortress Well Site refers to the old ginkgo tree, which have been designated as a protected tree in 1

Couple

커플

Until the Gayang apartment complex was built, the area where the ginkgo tree is located was a historic place with a beau

Family

가족

Before the Goryeo dynasty, its location served as an important strategic point along the lower part of the Hangang River

Solo

솔로

The ginkgo tree also appears in a painting drawn by Gyeomjae Jeongseon, a historic painter of the Joseon dynasty.

About this place

Ginkgo Tree at the Fortress Well Site refers to the old ginkgo tree, which have been designated as a protected tree in 1988, located in Gayang-dong, Gangseo-gu in Seoul. Until the Gayang apartment complex was built, the area where the ginkgo tree is located was a historic place with a beautiful landscape and many anecdotes and legends. Before the Goryeo dynasty, its location served as an important strategic point along the lower part of the Hangang River, where it had a ferry dock with boats that bypassed Haengju and Paju as a shortcut for commuting between Kaeseong and Pyongyang, and is associated with many legends of historical figures who had used the dock. The ginkgo tree also appears in a painting drawn by Gyeomjae Jeongseon, a historic painter of the Joseon dynasty.