Samseong-dong

Samseong-dong is a neighborhood of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. It is considered an affluent area of Gangnam District, along with Cheongdam-dong and Apgujeong-dong.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gwanaksan and Horim Museum.

Gwanaksan

Railway station

Photo: Hajoon0102, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gwanaksan Station is a subway station on the Sillim Line in Gwanak District, Seoul. It will be a transfer station with the Seoul Light Rail West Line in the future.

Horim Museum is a museum in Seoul, South Korea. The museum was founded by Yun Jang-seob who after setting up the Sungbo Cultural Foundation in July 1981 to purchase antiquities, established the Horim Museum in October 1982 at Daechi-dong, Gangnam District by leasing one floor of a building.

Seoul National University Museum of Art

Art gallery

The Seoul National University Museum of Art is a museum in Seoul National University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Seoul and Gwacheon.

South Seoul

Photo: Gaël Chardon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dongjak, Gwanak and Geumcheon are districts of Seoul south of the Han River. South Seoul is a largely residential and educational region characterized by university districts, hillside neighborhoods, and industrial redevelopment zones.

Gwacheon

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Gwacheon is a city in Gyeonggi, immediately south of Seoul. Its museums, zoo, amusement park and mountain trails make it a destination for day trips from the capital.

Gwangmyeong

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Gwangmyeong is in Gyeonggi province in South Korea, a satellite city designed to decentralize Seoul's residential functions. It borders Seoul's Geumcheon-gu on the east, Seoul's Guro-gu on the north, Siheung-si and Bucheon-si on the west and Anyang-si on the south.

Samseong-dong

Type: Locality
Location: Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.4582° or 37° 27′ 29″ north

Longitude

126.9293° or 126° 55′ 45″ east

Elevation

126 metres (413 feet)

Open location code

8Q98FW5H+7P

GeoNames ID

8692567

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In Other Languages

“Samseong-dong” goes by many names.

Korean: “삼성동”

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