Palaces & heritage · Seoul
Gwanghwamun · Deoksugung Palace
한국관광공사 · 정규진People now
26K–28K people
Seoul level: Plenty
About the same as the usual weekday hour over the last 4 weeks
as of 20:00 · Seoul real-time city data
Shops right now
Area overall: "Busy"- Japanese/Chinese/Western · Very busy
- Other dining · Very busy
- Convenience stores · Very busy
- Korean food · Busy
- Discount stores/supermarkets · Busy
- Bakery/coffee/fast food · Moderate
- Sports/culture/leisure · Quiet
Busyness by business type, from card payments (Seoul real-time city data)
Nearby roads Slow (20km/h) · 52 Ttareungyi bikes
Transit & parking
- Nearby subway, last 30 min: 4.8K in · 925 out (4 stations)
- Nearby buses, last 30 min: 1.1K on · 525 off
- Public parking 33% full (411/1.3K spaces · 1 lots)
Transit card taps and live public parking (Seoul real-time city data)
Who's here now
- Under 100%
- 10s2%
- 20s19%
- 30s24%
- 40s25%
- 50s19%
- 60s8%
- 70+3%
Locals 34% · Visitors 66%
Sights and food in this area
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Climbing
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Next 12 hours
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- 21:0020K–22K peoplePlenty
- 22:0012K–14K peoplePlenty
- 23:008.5K–9K peoplePlenty
- 00:006K–6.5K peoplePlenty
- 01:004.5K–5K peoplePlenty
- 02:003.5K–4K peoplePlenty
- 03:003K–3.5K peoplePlenty
- 04:003K–3.5K peoplePlenty
- 05:003K–3.5K peoplePlenty
- 06:003.5K–4K peoplePlenty
- 07:004.5K–5K peoplePlenty
- 08:008.5K–9K peoplePlenty
FAQ
Q.How many people are at Gwanghwamun · Deoksugung Palace right now?
As of 20:00, there are about 26K–28K people around Gwanghwamun · Deoksugung Palace. Seoul's crowd level is 'Plenty'.
Q.When is Gwanghwamun · Deoksugung Palace quietest today?
In the next 12 hours, around 08:00 looks quietest during the day (08–21) (Seoul official forecast, about 8.5K–9K people).
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Seoul real-time city data (population estimated from mobile network signals)