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Namdaemun (40 Sejong-daero, Namdaemunno 4(sa)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul) — Namdaemun, officially known as the Sungnyemun, is one of the Eight Gates in the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea, which surrounded the city in the Joseon dynasty. The gate is located in Jung-gu between Seoul Station and Seoul Plaza, with the historic 24-hour Namdaemun market next […]
Namsan Seoul Tower (105 Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan 2(i)ga-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul) – a.k.a. “N Seoul Tower”, officially the YTN Seoul Tower and commonly known as the Namsan Tower or Seoul Tower, this is a communication and observation tower located on Namsan Mountain in central Seoul, South Korea. At 236 meters, it marks the second highest point in […]
Olympic Park (424 Olympic-ro, Oryun-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul) — Seoul Olympic Park, shortened to Olpark, is an Olympic Park built to host the 1988 Summer Olympics. It is located in Songpa-gu, Bangi-dong. At 1.45 million square meters, the park is divided into several zones, including a leisure sports park, a cultural art park, an eco-park, and […]
Taejongdae (24 Jeonmang-ro, Dongsam-dong, Yeongdo-gu, Busan) — Taejongdae is a natural park of Busan, South Korea with magnificent cliffs facing the open sea on the southernmost tip of island of Yeongdo-gu. Taejongdae was named after the 29th king of the Silla Kingdom (57 BC-AD 935), King Taejong Mu-Yeol (604-661). King Taejong traveled to many places […]
Nami Island (1 Namisum-gil, Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do) — was formed as a result of the construction of Cheongpyeong Dam. It is a half moon-shaped isle, and on it is the grave of General Nami, who led a great victory against the rebels in the 13th year of the 7th king of the Joseon Dynasty, King […]
Yongdusan Park (37-55 Yongdusan-gil, Gwangbokdong 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu, Busan) — Yongdusan Park is a park located in Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea. The 120-meter-high Busan Tower is located here. Yongdu means “dragon’s head” and “san” means “mountain”. The name is an allusion to the similarity of the mountain park, which is said to resemble a dragon’s head. […]