Geumseonsa
Geumseonsa is a Buddhist temple of the Jogye Order in Seoul, South Korea. Believed to have been established before 1405, it is located in 196-1 Gugi-dong in the Jongno District area of the city, in Bukhansan National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea
- Also known as: “Kumson-sa” and “Kŭmsŏn-sa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Samseong Museum of Publishing and Changuimun Gate.
Samseong Museum of Publishing
Museum
The Samseong Museum of Publishing is a museum in Seoul, South Korea; it is a private museum related to printing and publishing. Located in Gugi-dong, Jongno-gu, visitors can see all manner of artifacts and historical items at the museum. Samseong Museum of Publishing is situated 1¼ km south of Geumseonsa.
Changuimun Gate
City gate
Photo: Shiwon Cho, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Changuimun is one of the Eight Gates of Seoul in the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea, which surrounded the city in the Joseon period. The gate is also known as Buksomun and Jahamun. Changuimun Gate is situated 3 km south of Geumseonsa.
Dokbawi station
Metro station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dokbawi Station is a railway station on Line 6 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway in Eunpyeong District, Seoul, South Korea. This station is part of a one-way section of Line 6 known as the Eungam Loop. Dokbawi station is situated 2 km west of Geumseonsa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bulgwang-dong and Pyeongchang-dong.
Bulgwang-dong
Quarter
Photo: 안우석, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bulgwang-dong is a neighborhood of Eunpyeong District, Seoul, South Korea.
Pyeongchang-dong
Quarter
Pyeongchang-dong is a dong of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. Sometimes called the "Beverly Hills of Seoul", due to it being a preferred residential location for Korean celebrities, it still remains a common location used in Korean films and television.
Hongji-dong
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hongji-dong is a dong of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its administrative dong, Buam-dong.
Geumseonsa
- Categories: Korean Buddhist temple, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.61988° or 37° 37′ 12″ northLongitude
126.95359° or 126° 57′ 13″ eastElevation
248 metres (814 feet)Open location code
8Q98JX93+XCOpenStreetMap ID
node 442880822OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
“Geumseonsa” goes by many names.
- Korean: “Geumseonsa”
- Korean: “금선사”
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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 “Geumseonsa”. Photo: Templestaykorea, CC BY-SA 4.0.