Dapsimni Antique Art Street (답십리 고미술상가)




Address



99, Gomisul-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul
서울특별시 동대문구 고미술로 99 (답십리동)



Type



Others



Inquiries




• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-2249-0336



Homepage




www.gomisul.or.kr (Korean only)







Introduction

Dapsimni
Antique Art Street is where the travelers can stumble upon good old paintings,
antique furniture and pottery, as well as, a variety of household items. These antique
shops used to scatter all around the area of Cheonggyecheon Stream 8(pal)-ga, Itaewon, and
Ahyeon-dong, wand has now gathered up around dapsimni areas since the mid-1980s.
There are
about 140 shops lined up along the streets.

It is quite fun to browse through

antiquities including wooden candlesticks, grandfather clocks, old picture frames,
which are usually hard to find in usual stores. This is also the reason to that
explains why it not only attracts
Koreans but also international visitors to this street. Shops in Insa-dong,
also known for the sale of antiqes, typically and mainly sell good quality and
expensive antiques, while
dapsimni is known for a wide assortment of small items with reasonable prices,
starting
from a few one thousand won.





Telephone

+82-2-2244-6120

Closed

Sundays and Public Holidays

Operating Hours

07:00-19:00

Parking Facilities

Available (In-building, Public, Underground parking Lots)

Admission Fees

Free of charge

Restrooms

Available


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