Starfield Library

Gangnam & Southern Seoul


More like a 13m-tall, neon-lit, designer shrine to books than a library, you can't actually take anything away here, but there are desks, sofas and reading nooks for magazine flipping and swiping through the available tablets. There are over 50,000 Korean and international titles; most come to take selfies while resting from shopping as its conveniently at the centre of COEX Mall.


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Nearby Gangnam & Southern Seoul attractions

1. Gangnam Style Sculpture

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2. SMTown coexartium

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3. Tangent

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4. Bongeun-sa

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5. King Jeongjong's Tomb

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7. Prugio Valley

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8. King Seongjong's Tomb

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The most notable of the three royal tombs at Seonjeongneung park is that of King Seongjong (r 1469–94), who was a prolific author and father – he had 28…