Sungnyemun
Namdaemun, a.k.a. the Sungnyemun, is the southern gate of The Eight Gates of Seoul making part of the Seoul City Wall marking the city's original boundary during the Joseon period, although the city has since significantly outgrown it after that.
- Historical site
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
- Description: main gate of Seoul fortress; one of The Four Great Gates (cardinal) as one of The Eight Gates of Seoul as part of the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea
- Also known as“Gate of Exalted Ceremonies”“Namdaemun”“Namdaemun Gate”“South Great Gate”“Sungnyemun gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Deoksugung Palace and Hoehyeon station.
Deoksugung Palace
Castle
Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung… Deoksugung Palace is situated 680 metres north of Sungnyemun.
Hoehyeon station
Metro station
Hoehyeon Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 4. Hoehyeon station is situated 310 metres southeast of Sungnyemun.
Seoul Station
Railway stop
Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Seoul Station is situated 640 metres southwest of Sungnyemun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bukchang-dong and Sogong-dong.
Bukchang-dong
Quarter
Sogong-dong is a dong of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea.
Mugyo-dong
Quarter
Mugyo-dong is a legal dong of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea.
Sungnyemun
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Latitude
37.55999° or 37° 33′ 36″ north
Longitude
126.9753° or 126° 58′ 31″ east
Open location code
8Q98HX5G+X4
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Sungnyemun” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نامدايمن”
- Basque: “Namdaemun”
- Basque: “Sungnyemun”
- Bengali: “সাঙ্গনিয়েমুন”
- Bengali: “남대문”
- Bengali: “숭례문”
- Bengali: “南大門”
- Bengali: “崇禮門”
- Catalan: “Namdaemun”
- Chinese: “崇礼门”
- Chinese: “崇禮門”
- Chinese: “首爾南大門”
- Chuvash: “Намдэмун хапхи”
- Czech: “Namdaemun”
- Czech: “Namdämun”
- Czech: “Namdemun”
- Czech: “Sungnjemun”
- Czech: “Sungnyemun”
- Dutch: “Namdaemun”
- Dutch: “Sungnyemun stadspoort”
- Dutch: “Sungnyemun”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نامدايمن”
- Esperanto: “Namdemun”
- Esperanto: “Suda Pordego”
- Finnish: “Namdaemun”
- Finnish: “Sungnyemun”
- French: “Namdaemun”
- French: “porte Namtaemun”
- French: “Sungnyemun”
- Gan Chinese: “崇礼门”
- Gan Chinese: “崇禮門”
- Georgian: “ნამდემუნი”
- German: “Namdaemun”
- German: “Sungnyemun”
- Hungarian: “Namdemun”
- Indonesian: “Namdaemun”
- Indonesian: “Sungnyemun”
- Italian: “Namdaemun”
- Japanese: “崇礼門”
- Javanese: “Sungnyemun”
- Kazakh: “Намдэмун”
- Korean: “국보1호”
- Korean: “남대문”
- Korean: “서울 남대문”
- Korean: “서울 숭례문”
- Korean: “숭례문”
- Malay: “Namdaemun”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Chông-lé-mn̂g”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Namdaemun”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sungnyemun”
- Norwegian: “Namdaemun”
- Persian: “نامدائهمون”
- Polish: “Namdaemun”
- Polish: “Sungnyemun”
- Portuguese: “Namdaemun”
- Portuguese: “Sungnyemun”
- Russian: “Намдэмун”
- Russian: “Суннемун”
- Spanish: “Gran Puerta del Sur”
- Spanish: “Namdaemun”
- Spanish: “Sungnyemun”
- Tagalog: “Namdaemun”
- Tagalog: “Sungnyemun”
- Thai: “นัมแดมุน”
- Thai: “ประตูนัมแด”
- Thai: “ประตูนัมแดมุน”
- Turkish: “Namdaemun”
- Ukrainian: “Намдемун”
- Uzbek: “Namdemun”
- Vietnamese: “Nam Đại Môn”
- Vietnamese: “Namdaemun”
- Vietnamese: “Sùng Lễ Môn”
- Vietnamese: “Sungnyemun”
- Western Panjabi: “نامڈیمن”
- Wu Chinese: “崇礼门”
- Yue Chinese: “崇禮門”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hoehyŏn-dong and Jeong-dong.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Fraser Place Namdaemun and Hotel Tong Seoul Myeongdong.
Seoul: Highlights
Learn more about Jongno and Incheon International Airport.
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