Gwanak-gu opens musical fountain at Byeolbit Stream

The musical fountain at Byeolbit Stream in Gwanak-gu, Seoul. [Gwanak-gu]

Seoul's Gwanak-gu has opened a musical fountain at the waterfront stage along Byeolbit Stream.

The opening ceremony was held Tuesday at the Byeolbit Stream waterfront stage, with District Mayor Park Jun-hee and about 100 residents in attendance to celebrate the new leisure destination. The musical fountain is a water feature installed upstream of Bongnim Bridge as part of efforts to develop Byeolbit Stream into a landmark attraction. Designed as a straight in-stream fountain measuring 44 meters long and 2.8 meters wide, it can produce five different fountain patterns. Its high-pressure jet reaches up to 20 meters at its peak.

The fountain will operate daily through October at noon and at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., running 20 minutes each session. A waterfront stage and terrace surrounding the fountain give residents and visitors a place to watch the display and enjoy busking and other cultural performances.

The district has also installed new landscape lighting beneath Sinhwa Bridge, a temporary structure built in 2024 to help prevent flooding along Byeolbit Stream. The bridge had cast shade over a heavily used walking path and bicycle lane, so the district fitted 174 LED landscape light fixtures to brighten the area and improve the riverside environment. The lighting operates each day from 30 minutes after sunset until 10 p.m.

Last May, the district also built a tunnel fountain at the Byeolbit Stream waterfront stage, measuring 20 meters long and 17.5 meters wide. It runs from noon to 8 p.m. in May, June, September and October, and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in July and August.

"Across the seventh and eighth elected administrations, we have focused on building healing infrastructure — from the Byeolbit Stream landmark project to ecological stream restoration — to give residents spaces for leisure and rest," District Mayor Park said. "We will continue to develop Gwanak-gu into a sustainable healing and garden city by connecting its natural assets, including Gwanaksan and Byeolbit Stream, and we will keep discovering tourism content that encourages residents and visitors to stay and enjoy the area."

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