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Passersby gaze at the ice rink in Seoul Plaza on Dec. 21, ahead of the rink opening for the first time in 3 years.

The ice-skating rink at Seoul Plaza will reopen this year after remaining closed during the three years of the pandemic.

The metropolitan government of Seoul announced that the ice rink at the plaza would be open from Dec. 21 to Feb. 12. The skating rink shut down on Jan. 31, 2020, after the outbreak of COVID-19.

Passersby gaze at the ice rink in Seoul Plaza on Dec. 21, ahead of the rink opening for the first time in 3 years.

The rink will be open from 10 am to 9:30 pm on weekdays and from 10 am to 11 pm on weekends and public holidays. An hour on the ice, including skate rental, will cost just 1,000 won — a price that has been maintained since the rink first opened in 2004.

For tickets or more detailed information, you may visit the skating rink’s website (www.seoulskate.co.kr).

Passersby gaze at the ice rink in Seoul Plaza on Dec. 21, ahead of the rink opening for the first time in 3 years.

Article and photos by Kim Hye-yun, staff reporter

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