Seoul observes Car-free Day', open spaces become venue for festive activities

The stretch from the Gwanghwamun Square to the City Hall in Seoul's otherwise busy Sejong-daero area wore a festive look as a 'car-free day' was observed on Sunday by local authorities to encourage citizens to use more public transport facilities than private vehicles.

Private cars were not allowed to ply in the designated 'Car-Free Street' zone and people took public transport like buses and metro to reach the venue.

The event began at 7 am local time and the restriction is in place till 8 pm, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

For observing the 'car-free day', the local administration had marked a 1.1 km-long 'Car-Free Street' Sejong-daero (from Gwanghwamun to Seoul Plaza) and people sang and danced and made merry and a parade was also held on the occasion.

Differing from last year, this year a no-power parade took place through City Hall Sejong-daero