Mireuk-am
Mireuk-am is a temple in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi. Mireuk-am is situated nearby to the metro station Soongsil Univ., as well as near the quarter Bon-dong.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Soongsil Univ. and Heukseok.
Soongsil Univ.
Metro station
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Soongsil University Station is a station on Line 7 of the Seoul Subway. As its name indicates, it serves the nearby Soongsil University. Soongsil Univ. is situated 780 metres southwest of Mireuk-am.
Heukseok
Metro station
Photo: 분당선M, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heukseok Station is a station on Line 9 of the Seoul Subway. Prior to its opening, Sangdo Station in Line 7's subname was also Chung-Ang, but Heuskseok was near the Chung-Ang University. Heukseok is situated 1 km north of Mireuk-am.
Sangdo
Metro station
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Sangdo Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 7. Prior to the opening of Heukseok station on Line 9, Sangdo's subname was 'Chung-Ang Univ.'. However, in June 2009, the subname was removed because of the opening of 'Heukseok'. Sangdo is situated 1½ km west of Mireuk-am.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Seoul and Bon-dong.
South Seoul
Photo: Gaël Chardon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dongjak, Gwanak and Geumcheon are districts of Seoul south of the Han River. South Seoul is a largely residential and educational region characterized by university districts, hillside neighborhoods, and industrial redevelopment zones.
Bongcheon-dong
Quarter
Photo: Fred Ojardias, CC BY 2.0.
Bongcheon-dong is a statutory division of Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea. Its name means "enshrining heaven" which was derived from its location, northern skirt of Mt.
Mireuk-am
- Type: Temple
- Also known as: “Mirŭg-am” and “미륵암”
- Category: religion
- Location: Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.49861° or 37° 29′ 55″ northLongitude
126.96222° or 126° 57′ 44″ eastElevation
146 metres (479 feet)Open location code
8Q98FXX6+CVGeoNames ID
6573641
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