I was so happy to be able to return to Seoul after five years and experience Bongeunsa again. This is a wonderful welcoming Buddhist temple located right in the heart of Samseong Dong / Coex area that allows for a quick respite from the hustle...More

Its Temple is opposite the Coex, a convention hall. When enter to main gate, colorful lanterns are floatting in the air, So tidy and beautiful! Inside the temple, there is an information counter, main building for praying, small building beside for activity and the stair...More

Had joined the temple tour, held every Thursday 2 pm, 20,000 won. Its all worth it. Our Korean guide tried her very best to explain in English. Must do in Seoul.

Fortunate to see the temple area with snow and without. What a calmness in the heart of a bustling area of Seoul! The grounds are beautiful and you'll forget you are across the street from a convention center. We spent about 1 hour walking the...More

A nice and peaceful temple in the middle of the city (like everything else in Seoul that is in the city....peaceful or not). People pray here so be quite. It was worth a visit...I like culture and history. I mindfulness I give this temple 4...More

The spot is Buddhist temple located in the middle of skyscrapers Gangnam. But this temple is kind of very valuable downtown park suitable for 20-30 min. walk. As long as you wear neat clothes in common sense, you can enter the place (There is no...More

This was included in a half day tour. It's near the COEX center so easy to see it if you are headed to the aquarium. If you only have time for one Temple though go see Jogyesa, the chief temple

You can take subway directly to bongeunsa station and you will arrive right before the temple. You can spend around 1 hour here, sight seeing and pray. There is a COEX shopping mall across the road which is excellent for shopping and food.

It was amazing to see how Koreans take time to pray at this temple in the middle of the day. The place was so serene and relaxing. So many great spots to take photos of too.

This is a very quiet, beautiful and relaxing place to visit. I highly enjoyed walking there with friends