Taereung

Taereung is a tomb in Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi. Taereung is situated nearby to the stadium Korean National Training Center, as well as near the forest Buramsan.

Type: Tomb
Also known as: “T’ae-rŭng”, “Taereung, The tomb of Queen Munjeong”, and “태릉”
Inscription: “서울특별시 노원구 화랑로(공릉동)에 있는 조선 제11대 왕 중종의 두 번째 계비인 문정왕후(文定王后) 윤씨(1501~1565)의 무덤(조선왕릉)이다”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Korean National Training Center and Seoul Women’s University.

Korean National Training Center

Stadium

Photo: Fumihiko Ueno, CC BY 3.0.

Korea National Training Center, also known as the Taereung Training Center, located in Gongneung-dong, Nowon District, in the northeast part of Seoul, is the first national athletic training center established in South Korea. Korean National Training Center is situated 680 metres east of Taereung.

Seoul Women’s University

University

Photo: Nesnad, CC BY 3.0.

Seoul Women's University is a private women's university in Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea. The university comprises five colleges and is a doctorate degree-granting institution. Seoul Women’s University is situated 1 km southwest of Taereung.

Buramsan

Forest

Photo: Kellnerp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Buramsan is a mountain in South Korea. It sits on the boundary between Nowon District, Seoul and Namyangju in Gyeonggi Province. It has an elevation of 507 m. It also has a heliport at the second peak.