A small peak (선유봉) once sat upon the island. During their occupation of Korea (1910~1945), Japan shaved away the hill and used its contents to pave roads and dam up the Han.
Seonyu Bridge connects park goers to Seonyu Island, where they can explore water treatment plant converted into a garden park.From 1978 to 2000, a water purification plant occupied Seonyu Island. It supplied purified drinking water for Seoulites.
The Seonyu Island connects to the mainland via the Seonyu Bridge (선유교; map), a pedestrian overpass that shoots over Olympic Boulevard, Yanghwa Park, and the Han river (road view). Cross it and discover Seonyu Island Park (선유도공원; map).
Free to all, Seonyu Island Park opens from 6 AM to midnight. It transformed the island’s old water purification plant into a 11,400-square-meter ecological park.
Glance at a map of the park. Find nine unique spaces, each with a theme:
The Time Garden — raised gardens made from recycled sediment.
Four Circular Spaces — treatment towers converted into cultural spaces.
Garden of Green Columns — support pillars wrapped by verdant ivy.
Water Purification Garden — a hydroponic flora inhabiting old filtration basins.
