On the afternoon of the 24th, Christmas Eve, Myeongdong Street in Jung-gu, Seoul is crowded with people./Newsis
On the 24th, various parts of downtown Seoul were crowded with citizens who came out to enjoy Christmas Eve. In particular, the Myeong-dong area, where the department store’s gorgeous media facade and Christmas tree are located, once attracted up to 96,000 people.
According to Seoul City’s real-time city data, tens of thousands of people flocked to the Myeong-dong area in Jung-gu, Seoul on this day from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. At 6 p.m., it was calculated that 94,000 to 96,000 people had gathered.
The front of the Seoul Central Post Office, where you can see the media façade of Shinsegae Department Store’s main branch, was so crowded that the streets were blocked. Shinsegae Department Store’s media façade, famous for its grandeur and splendor, is a ‘recognition photo spot’ that attracts many people every Christmas. “The media façade is so nice, but there are so many people that it’s hard to walk,” said Park, 51, who came from Daegu with her family. “I’m even worried that there might be an accident.”
News about crowds around the area was also shared on social media. Netizens said, “Hoehyeon Station is in chaos because of the department store’s media façade,” “Myeong-dong is now half full of cars and half people,” and “There were so many people around Shinsegae Department Store in Myeong-dong that I almost fell. “Please be careful,” he wrote.
On the afternoon of the 24th, the area around Myeongdong Cathedral in Jung-gu, Seoul, where the Christmas festival ‘2023 Myeongdong, Brightening the Winter’ is being held, is crowded with citizens./News 1
Crowds also flocked to Myeongdong Cathedral. It became crowded with church members wanting to attend mass and citizens wanting to take Christmas photos. As a Christmas commemoration mass is scheduled to be held at 12 p.m., the area around here is expected to be crowded until late at night.
Meanwhile, the police deployed police forces to Myeong-dong, Hongdae, and the Gangnam Station area to manage crowds. The police will deploy 1,472 officers to manage safety until Christmas Day, the 25th.
2023-12-24 14:07:00
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