Seodaemun-gu to Create a 'Sunset and Night View Hotspot' 8 Minutes from Sinchon Station

Selected for Seoul's Starlight Attractions Project
New nighttime tourism route to link with Yeonse-ro commercial district

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, led by District Chief Park Ungi, plans to turn Changcheon Neighborhood Park, a hillside park right next to the Sinchon university district also known as “Baramsan,” into a nighttime destination for enjoying sunsets and night views.

"Baramsan Sunset and Night View Garden" Development Plan (Draft). Provided by Seodaemun-gu.

Seodaemun-gu announced on the 15th that Changcheon Neighborhood Park (around 4-55 Changcheon-dong) had been selected as the final recipient of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s “2026 Seoul Starlight Attractions Creation Project” and that it would begin creating the “Baramsan Sunset and Night View Garden” in 2027. The park covers 6,322 square meters and is an eight-minute walk from Sinchon Station. However, its high elevation has kept it from becoming widely known as a scenic viewpoint.

The park has an observation deck overlooking downtown Sinchon, a windmill sculpture and an elevator. The district plans to redesign the park while making the most of its existing facilities and terrain. It will install water features and landscape lighting on the entrance stairs, and expand the existing observation deck into a curved structure to create a “Sunset Viewing Lounge.” A “Baram Forest Lounge” with benches and tables will be built beneath the trees, and seasonal gardens will be planted around the windmill, a symbol of Baramsan.

The district will also improve nighttime safety facilities. In a survey of park visitors conducted last September, benches and rest areas were cited as the most needed facilities (53.7%), while safety concerns were identified as the area most in need of improvement for nighttime use (46.3%). The district plans to add more CCTV cameras and emergency bells, while limiting landscape lighting to necessary areas to reduce light pollution.

The district plans to develop Baramsan into a nighttime tourism route connected to the Yeonse-ro commercial district. The idea is to link the route so that visitors to restaurants, cafes and performance venues around Yeonse-ro can climb Baramsan to enjoy the sunset and night views, then return to the surrounding commercial district to dine and enjoy cultural activities. In the same survey, 82.9% of respondents said they would be willing to visit businesses in the surrounding area in connection with a visit to Baramsan. The district also plans to link the project with commercial district revitalization initiatives, including the Sinchon Pass and the Seoul Vacation Festival.

After the Seoul Metropolitan Government completes its final review of the project budget, the district could receive up to 1 billion won in city funding. It will establish a master plan using the 50 million won in district funding it has secured, then begin creating the garden in 2027. Once the project is complete, the district aims to increase nighttime visitors by more than 50% compared with before the project and achieve user satisfaction of at least 80%.

“Sinchon has a rich cultural scene and a thriving commercial district, but the fact that Baramsan, where people can enjoy sunsets and night views of the city, is just an eight-minute walk away is still not widely known,” District Chief Park Ungi said. “We will make Baramsan’s new appeal another reason to visit Sinchon and ensure that the resulting foot traffic brings vitality to neighborhood businesses.”

Location map. Provided by Seodaemun-gu.

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