Seoul turned an overpass into its own $33 million version of the 'High Line'

The South Korean capital of Seoul recently completed a massive urban garden that rivalsthe High Line, New York City's famed elevated park.

Called Seoullo 7017 (or Seoul Street), the project turned a former overpass into a lush public park with over 24,000 plants.

In 2015, the Dutch architecture firm MRVDVwon a competition launched by the city to design the milelong park that hovers over the city.

Construction of the estimated $33 million project (funded by the local government) started a year later, and it opened in late May.

Seoullo 7017 is part of a larger urban regeneration effort that aims to make Seoul, a city with over 10 million residents, more pedestrian-friendly.

Check it out below.

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Seoul's Seoullo 7017 winds around buildings and stretches 3,000 feet long in the city center.

The garden went up on a portion of a highway built in 1970. In 2006, the city found concerns about its structural integrity. The bridge was later due for demolition — until city planners realized it could be used for a walkway.

Visitors can access the 55-foot-high park by stairs at specific points.