Jungnim-dong
Jungnim-dong is a dong of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Deoksugung Palace and Cheong Wa Dae.
Deoksugung Palace
Castle
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Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung Palace, is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first main palace of the 1897–1910 Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction.
Cheong Wa Dae
Government office
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Cheong Wa Dae, also known as the Blue House, is the executive office and residence of the president of South Korea. Located in Seoul's Jongno District, directly behind Gyeongbokgung Palace, it has served as the center of presidential administration and state…
Gwanghwamun Gate
City gate
Photo: *Youngjin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gwanghwamun is the main and south gate of the palace Gyeongbokgung, in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is located at a three-way intersection at the northern end of Sejongno.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jongno and Seodaemun-Mapo.
Jongno
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Jongno is in Seoul, and constitutes the northern half of the historic core of Seoul, along with Jung, the southern half. As the soul of Seoul, Jongno is home to a plethora of beautiful Joseon Dynasty palaces, shrines, temples, parks, historic neighborhoods, and other traditional sights.
Seodaemun-Mapo
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Seodaemun and Mapo are districts in northwestern Seoul, by the banks of the Han River. They're most notable for their colleges and universities, resulting in a distinctly youthful culture, especially in the twin subdistricts of Hongdae and Sinchon, separated by a single subway stop, a 10-minute bus ride, or a 20-minute walk.
Yongsan
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Yongsan is in Seoul's geographic center, sandwiched between Seoul's two major cultural and economic centers, Gangnam and Jongno/Jung. The main area of interest here for travelers is Itaewon, the most international and foreigner-friendly neighborhood in Seoul, and one of the only places where you can find authentic Mexican, Turkish, Middle Eastern, and Indian food on the entire peninsula.
Jungnim-dong
- Type: Quarter
- Description: neighborhood in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- Categories: dong of South Korea and locality
- Location: Jung, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.559° or 37° 33′ 33″ northLongitude
126.9653° or 126° 57′ 55″ eastElevation
49 metres (161 feet)Open location code
8Q98HX58+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 415153864OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Jungnim-dong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jungnim-dong”
- Chinese: “中林洞”
- Greek: “Τζούνγκνιμ-ντονγκ”
- Japanese: “チュンニムドン”
- Japanese: “チュンニム洞”
- Japanese: “チュンリムドン”
- Japanese: “チュンリム洞”
- Japanese: “中林洞”
- Korean: “Jungnim-dong”
- Korean: “중림동”
- Korean: “中林洞”
- Scots: “Jungnim-dong”
- Swedish: “Jungnim-dong”
- Thai: “แขวงชุงนิม”
- Vietnamese: “Jungnim-dong”
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Notable Places Nearby
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