Jahamun Tunnel
The tunnel where the Kim family runs down the stairs in the pouring rain after escaping the Park's mansion.
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8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Jahamun Tunnel1:42
Welcome to the pedestrian stairwell of the Jahamun Tunnel, located at 219 Jahamun-ro in the historic Jongno district. At first glance, this is merely a piece of utilitarian infrastructure, a brutalist concrete artery designed to…
Listen in the app2The Upper Threshold: Leaving the Heights1:26
We begin our analysis at the upper threshold of the tunnel stairs. Look around the immediate vicinity above the tunnel. …
Listen in the app3The Staircase: The Kinematics of Class1:27
Let us begin the descent down the staircase. Pay close attention to the biomechanics of walking down these steps. …
Listen in the app4The Subterranean Acoustics: The Roar of the Machine1:23
Pause halfway down the stairs and close your eyes. We must conduct an acoustic analysis of this environment. …
Listen in the app5The Lighting and Atmosphere: Sodium Glare1:23
Open your eyes and analyze the lighting of the tunnel interior. The illumination is entirely artificial and aggressively functional. …
Listen in the app6The Geopolitical Geography: Connecting North and Center1:23
To fully comprehend this location, we must zoom out and look at the geopolitical geography of the Jahamun Tunnel. Why was this tunnel bored through the solid granite of Mount Inwangsan? …
Listen in the app7The Bottom of the Descent: Looking Back Up1:21
We have reached the bottom of the staircase, where it flattens out to run parallel with the roadway. Stop and turn around. …
Listen in the app8Jahamun Tunnel1:16
As we conclude our analysis of the Jahamun Tunnel and prepare to exit this subterranean space, let us reflect on the power of location. We have explored a piece of architecture that was never meant to be beautiful or significant. …
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What is Jahamun Tunnel?
Jahamun Tunnel is a place with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Type | Content |
|---|---|
| Story sections | 8 |
| Total length | 11 min 21 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 37.5899, 126.9655 |
| Last updated |