The KT has a piece on old Seoul Station’s transformation into a cultural center:
In order to revive the Seoul station that just sits there with no purpose, the ministry has plans to revamp the area altogether and transform it into a cultural hub, similar to that of France’s Musee d’Orsay.
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The ministry announced that it would take approximately 20 billion won to reconstruct the building and also add other cultural facilities such as exhibition halls, museums, restaurants and concert halls. It would take three years and be able to greet the public for the first time in March, 2011. With plans of opening a railroad to the Incheon International Airport in 2010, the ministry is expecting to attract visitors here and also from abroad to the station and offer the essence of Korean culture and history.
The Dong-A Ilbo [Korean] meanwhile, has a piece on the contemporary cultural heritage of the Seochon (i.e., the neighborhood west of Gyeongbokgung Palace) area, including the very interesting Park No-su House, built in 1937 mixing Korean and Western styles.
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