Gaeunsa
Gaeunsa is a Buddhist temple of the Jogye Order in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1396 by the Buddhist monk Muhak, it is located at 15 Anam 5-dong in the Seongbuk District area of the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in South Korea
- Also known as: “Kaeun-sa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anam and Sungshin Women’s University.
Anam
Metro station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anam station, also known as Korea University Hospital station, is a subway station on the Line 6 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located between the Korea University Anam Campus and the Korea University Anam Hospital. Anam is situated 380 metres south of Gaeunsa.
Sungshin Women’s University
University
Photo: Sungshin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sungshin Women's University is a private women's university located in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded by Dr. Sook-Chong Lee in 1936. The university comprises ten colleges and five graduate schools, with total enrollment of about 12,000 students. Sungshin Women’s University is situated 570 metres west of Gaeunsa.
Korea University Museum
Museum
Korea University Museum, commonly called The University Museum, is a history, archaeology, and art museum of Korea University. It is located in Anam-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea. Korea University Museum is situated 550 metres east of Gaeunsa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yongsin-dong and Sungin-dong.
Yongsin-dong
Quarter
Yongsin-dong is a dong of Dongdaemun District, Seoul, South Korea. It consists of the two legal dong Sinseol-dong and Yongdu-dong.
Gaeunsa
- Categories: Korean Buddhist temple, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.58964° or 37° 35′ 23″ northLongitude
127.02845° or 127° 1′ 42″ eastElevation
75 metres (246 feet)Open location code
8Q99H2QH+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 991301366OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Korean—“Gaeunsa” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “開運寺”
- Korean: “Gaeunsa”
- Korean: “개운사 (서울 성북구)”
- Korean: “개운사 (서울)”
- Korean: “개운사”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gaeunsa”. Photo: malink ks, CC BY 2.0.