Chong-myo
Jongmyo is a Confucian royal ancestral shrine in the Jongno District of Seoul, South Korea. It was originally built during the Joseon period for memorial services for deceased kings and queens.
- Type: Tomb
- Description: royal Confucian shrine in Seoul, South Korea
- Also known as: “Culture of Korea”, “Džiongmjo”, “Džongmjo šventvietė”, “Jong-myo”, “Jongmyo”, “Jongmyo heiligdom”, “Jongmyohelligdommen”, “Kuil Jongmyo”, “Santuario de Jongmyo”, “Tông miếu”, “Чонме”, “מקדש ג’ונגמיו”, “จงเมียว”, “종묘공원”, “朝鲜宗庙”, and “韩国宗庙”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung (Palace).
Changdeokgung
Changdeokgung is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. Changdeokgung is situated 1 km north of Chong-myo.Changgyeonggung (Palace)
Castle
Ddeok Museum
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Insa-dong and Wonseo-dong.
Chong-myo
- Categories: Confucian royal ancestral shrine and burial
- Location: Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.57492° or 37° 34′ 30″ north
Longitude
126.99387° or 126° 59′ 38″ east
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
8Q98HXFV+XG
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Chong-myo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ضريح جونغميو”
- Armenian: “Չոնմյո”
- Balinese: “Jongmyo (Seoul)”
- Balinese: “Jongmyo”
- Catalan: “Jongmyo”
- Central Kurdish: “جۆنگمیۆ”
- Chinese: “宗庙”
- Chinese: “宗廟”
- Croatian: “Jongmyo”
- Czech: “Čongmjo”
- Dutch: “Jongmyo-heiligdom”
- Finnish: “Chongmyo”
- Finnish: “Jongmyo”
- French: “sanctuaire de Jongmyo”
- French: “Sanctuaire de Jongmyo”
- Georgian: “ჩონმიო”
- German: “Jongmyo”
- Greek: “Τζονγκμιό”
- Gujarati: “જોન્ગમ્યો”
- Hebrew: “ג’ונגמיו”
- Hungarian: “Csongmjo-szentély”
- Indonesian: “Jongmyo”
- Interlingua: “Sanctuario de Jongmyo”
- Italian: “Jongmyo”
- Italian: “Santuario di Jongmyo”
- Japanese: “宗廟”
- Javanese: “Jongmyo”
- Korean: “종묘”
- Lithuanian: “Džongmjo”
- Macedonian: “Чонгмјо”
- Maithili: “जोङ्गम्यो”
- Maltese: “Jongmyo”
- Nepali: “जोङ्गम्यो”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jongmyo”
- Norwegian: “Jongmyo”
- Persian: “جانگمیو”
- Polish: “Jongmyo”
- Portuguese: “Santuário de Chongmyo”
- Russian: “Чонмё”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Jongmyo”
- Slovak: “Čongmjo”
- Slovenian: “Svetišče Čongmjo”
- Spanish: “Santuario de Chongmyo”
- Swedish: “Jongmyo”
- Swedish: “Sjongmyo”
- Thai: “ศาลเจ้าชงมโย”
- Turkish: “Jongmyo”
- Ukrainian: “Чонмьо”
- Vietnamese: “Jongmyo”
- Yue Chinese: “首爾宗廟”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hunjeong-dong and Bonguidong.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Yellow Brick 2 Hostel and Yellow Brick 2.
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