Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Seoul Eco-Land: Intro

In late November, 2009, Seoul finished the construction of the Seoul Eco-Land, one of the largest restoration projects in the world. On the banks of the Han river, the main river in Seoul, a site of 4.36 million square meters was changed from a massive dump site to one of the grandest eco-friendly parks in the world. In terms of size and history, the park vies with Central Park in New York City.

The Seoul Eco-Land is divided into four parks. These parks are connected with bridges, underground passageways, and staircases. These facilities are specially designed not to disturb the ecosystem of the majestic park. Changing a city's central dump site into an iconic green park is an unprecedented decision.  By Y.J. Kim

2 comments:

  1. I heared that Seoul has various different types of parks. These include ecological parks designed with the preservation of certain rare types of flora and fauna. Recently, more and more eco-friendly parks have been built in the city. Would you recommend one of the parks?

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  2. I would recommend World Cup Park and its branching parks for its eco-friendly facilities. :)

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