Myeong-dong

Jung is in , constituting the southern half of the historic core of Seoul, along with Jongno. Jung is busier than its tranquil neighbor, with hundreds of offices buildings and endless streets of frantic shopping, but scattered among the hustle and bustle are more historic gems.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: Dong in Jung-gu, Seoul
  • Also known as: “Myeong-dong 1-ga” and “Myeongdong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul and Myeongdong Cathedral.

Church
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seoul is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church comprising the metropolitan area of , , whose province comprises parts of South Korea and all , yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.

Church
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, informally known as , is the national cathedral of the .

Castle
Photo: Chamberikore, Public domain.
Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or , is a former royal palace in , South Korea. It was the first main palace of the 1897–1910 Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sogong-dong and Bukchang-dong.

Quarter
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is a dong of , South Korea.

Quarter
Sogong-dong is a dong of , South Korea.

Quarter
is a legal dong of , South Korea. It is governed by its administrative dong, Myeong-dong.

Myeong-dong

Latitude
37.5642° or 37° 33′ 51″ north
Longitude
126.98377° or 126° 59′ 2″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
8Q98HX7M+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415153892
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
6800706
Wiki­data ID
Q484407
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Myeong-dong” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميونغ دونغ”
  • Arabic: “ميونق دونق - سوق الماركات”
  • Cebuano: “Myeong-dong”
  • Chinese: “Bêng-tōng”
  • Chinese: “明洞”
  • Chinese: “明洞1街”
  • French: “Myeong-dong”
  • Greek: “Μιονγκ-ντονγκ 1(ιλ)-γκα”
  • Hebrew: “מיונגדונג”
  • Indonesian: “Myeongdong”
  • Japanese: “ミョンドン”
  • Japanese: “明洞”
  • Japanese: “明洞1街”
  • Korean: “명동”
  • Korean: “명동1가”
  • Korean: “명치정”
  • Korean: “明洞”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bêng-tōng”
  • Polish: “Myeong-dong”
  • Russian: “Мёндон”
  • Spanish: “Myeong-dong”
  • Swedish: “Myeong-dong”
  • Tagalog: “Myeong-dong”
  • Tagalog: “Myungdong”
  • Thai: “แขวงมย็อง”
  • Thai: “มยองดง”
  • Thai: “เมียงดง”
  • Turkish: “Myeong-dong”
  • Turkish: “Myeong”
  • Ukrainian: “Мьондон”
  • Vietnamese: “Myeong-dong”
  • Yue Chinese: “明洞”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Myeong-dong theater and 명동예술극장.

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