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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. […]
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 — Nam Mountain is a peak, 262 meters high, in the Jung-gu district of south central Seoul, South Korea. Although known as Mongmyeoksan in the past, it is now commonly referred to as Mt. Namsan. It is the largest park in Korea, and offers some hiking, picnic areas and views of downtown Seoul’s skyline. […]
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 […]
Lotte World Tower (300 Olympic-ro, Jamsil 6(yuk)-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul) — Lotte World Tower is a 123-floor, 555-metre supertall skyscraper located in Seoul, South Korea. It opened to the public on April 11, 2017 and is currently the tallest building in South Korea, and is the 6th tallest building in the world. This tower is also […]
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 […]