| Songdo Central Park | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 센트럴파크 | ||||||||
| Location: | 160, Convensia-daero, Yeonsu District, Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||
| Image Caption: | Songdo Central Park | ||||||||
| Type: | Public Park | ||||||||
| Status: | Complete | ||||||||
| Opening: | August 2009 | ||||||||
| Area: | [1] | ||||||||
| Designer: | Gale International, POSCO E&C, KPF, Yooshin, Associate Architect; Arup, Canal Engineering; DaeIl, Park Engineering; Ung-Do, Hedrick, III, Horticultural Consultant.[2] | ||||||||
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Songdo Central Park is a public park in the Songdo district of Incheon, South Korea. The park is the centerpiece of Songdo IBD's green space plan, inspired by New York City's Central Park.[3] Central Park is a public zone in the center of Korea's first international city, covering 101 acres (41 hectares); the park covers almost 10% of Songdo IBD’s total area.[4] It serves to connect to various civic and cultural destinations by providing a seawater canal that refreshes itself every 24 hours.[5]
The park has become popular with families in Songdo and Incheon, and draws day-visitors from the Seoul area. The forested area in the park also fills with daytime tents and campers on weekends. A patio on the east side of the park has cafes and small restaurants. A water-taxi service crosses the lake for transportation and tourism, and kayaks can be rented.[6] [7]
Central Park is accessible from the nearby Canal Walk shopping court[8] or by Central Park Station of Incheon Metro Line 1.[9]
Several scenes of the 2012 Gangnam Style music video by Psy were filmed in Songdo Central Park. First, there was a scene in the underground parking lot. This was where Psy had a dance battle with Yoo Jae-suk, who was wearing a yellow suit. In addition, there was another shot taken in the elevator of the same building. There Noh Hong-chul thrust his pelvis while Psy was rapping below him as the elevator door closes.[10]