[1][2] It contains the historic Dangchungdan Shrine [ko], which was built by Emperor Gojong in 1900 to memorialize Empress Myeongseong.

The park has a children's baseball field, a tennis court, and a swimming pool.

[2] After the 1895 assassination of Empress Myeongseong, her husband Emperor Gojong built the Jangchungdan Shrine as a memorial to her in November 1900 in this area.

After the 1932 January 28 incident (a conflict between Japan and China), a statue was erected dedicated to Japanese soldiers who died during it.

[2] In 1959, the historic bridge Supyogyo [ko], which had stood over the stream Cheonggyecheon since 1420, was dismantled and moved to this park.