Jong-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.Photo: João Trindade, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tomb
- Description: royal Confucian shrine in Seoul, South Korea
- Also known as: “Chong-myo” and “Jongmyo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung (Palace).
Changdeokgung
Changdeokgung is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Site of South Korea, it is among the best preserved of all Korean palaces. Changdeokgung is situated 1 km north of Jong-myo.Changgyeonggung (Palace)
Castle
Photo: fukagawa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Changgyeonggung is a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. The palace was built in the mid-15th century by King Sejong for his father, Taejong. It was originally named "Suganggung", but it was renovated and enlarged in 1483 by King Seongjong, at which time it received its current name. Changgyeonggung (Palace) is situated 640 metres north of Jong-myo.
Ddeok Museum
Museum
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tteok Museum is a museum located in Waryong-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. Founded by Yoon Sookja, the chief director of the Institute of Traditional Korean Food, it opened in December, 2002. Ddeok Museum is situated 290 metres west of Jong-myo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Insa-dong and Wonseo-dong.
Insa-dong
Quarter
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Insa-dong is a dong, or neighborhood, in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. Its main street is Insadong-gil, which is connected to a number of alleys that lead deeper into the district, with modern galleries and tea shops.
Wonseo-dong
Quarter
Wonseo-dong is a dong of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its administrative dong, Gahoe-dong.
Anguk-dong
Quarter
Photo: Lawinc82, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anguk-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its administrative dong, Samcheong-dong.
Jong-myo
- Categories: Confucian royal ancestral shrine and burial
- Location: Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Jong-myo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ضريح جونغميو”
- Armenian: “Չոնմյո”
- Balinese: “Jongmyo (Seoul)”
- Balinese: “Jongmyo”
- Catalan: “Jongmyo”
- Chinese: “宗庙”
- Chinese: “宗廟”
- Chinese: “朝鲜宗庙”
- Chinese: “韩国宗庙”
- Chinese: “首爾宗廟”
- Croatian: “Jongmyo”
- Czech: “Chongmyo”
- Czech: “Čongmjo”
- Czech: “Jongmyo”
- Dutch: “Chongmyo”
- Dutch: “Jongmyo heiligdom”
- Dutch: “Jongmyo-heiligdom”
- Dutch: “Jongmyo”
- Finnish: “Chongmyo”
- Finnish: “Jongmyo”
- French: “Jongmyo”
- French: “sanctuaire de Jongmyo”
- French: “Sanctuaire de Jongmyo”
- Georgian: “ჩონმიო”
- German: “Jongmyo”
- Greek: “Τζονγκμιό”
- Gujarati: “જોન્ગમ્યો”
- Hebrew: “ג’ונגמיו”
- Hebrew: “מקדש ג’ונגמיו”
- Hungarian: “Csongmjo-szentély”
- Indonesian: “Jongmyo”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Jongmyo”
- Interlingua: “Sanctuario de Jongmyo”
- Italian: “Jongmyo”
- Italian: “Santuario di Jongmyo”
- Japanese: “宗廟”
- Javanese: “Jongmyo”
- Korean: “종묘”
- Korean: “종묘공원”
- Lithuanian: “Čongmjo”
- Lithuanian: “Džiongmjo”
- Lithuanian: “Džongmjo šventvietė”
- Lithuanian: “Džongmjo”
- Macedonian: “Чонгмјо”
- Maithili: “जोङ्गम्यो”
- Maltese: “Jongmyo”
- Nepali: “जोङ्गम्यो”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jongmyo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jongmyohelligdommen”
- Norwegian: “Jongmyo”
- Persian: “جانگمیو”
- Polish: “Jongmyo”
- Portuguese: “Culture of Korea”
- Portuguese: “Jongmyo”
- Portuguese: “Santuário de Chongmyo”
- Russian: “Чонме”
- Russian: “Чонмё”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Čongmjo”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Jongmyo”
- Slovak: “Čongmjo”
- Slovenian: “Svetišče Čongmjo”
- Spanish: “Santuario de Chongmyo”
- Spanish: “Santuario de Jongmyo”
- Swedish: “Jongmyo”
- Swedish: “Sjongmyo”
- Thai: “จงเมียว”
- Thai: “ศาลเจ้าชงมโย”
- Turkish: “Jongmyo”
- Ukrainian: “Чонмьо”
- Vietnamese: “Jongmyo”
- Vietnamese: “Tông miếu”
- Yue Chinese: “首爾宗廟”
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