Buam-dong
Buam-dong is a dong of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter
- Description: Administrative division in Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Also known as: “Buam-dong, Seoul”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheong Wa Dae and Changdeokgung.
Cheong Wa Dae
Government office
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 served as the center of presidential administration and state receptions from 1948 until 2022.
Changdeokgung
Changdeokgung is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Site of South Korea, it is among the best preserved of all Korean palaces.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 Jung and Seodaemun-Mapo.
Jung
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jung is in Seoul, constituting the southern half of the historic core of Seoul, along with Jongno. Jung is busier than its tranquil neighbor, with hundreds of offices buildings and endless streets of frantic shopping, but scattered among the hustle and bustle are more historic gems.
Seodaemun-Mapo
Photo: titicat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Downtown Seoul
Quarter
Downtown Seoul, also known as Seoul Central Business District or Sadaemun-An, is traditional city center and central business district of Seoul, located through Gwanghwamun of Jongno District and Seoul Station of Jung District along the Sejong-daero and Jong-ro.
Buam-dong
- Categories: dong of South Korea and locality
- Location: Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.595° or 37° 35′ 42″ northLongitude
126.9657° or 126° 57′ 57″ eastElevation
123 metres (404 feet)Open location code
8Q98HXV8+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 415153751OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Buam-dong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buam-dong (baranggay sa Habagatang Korea, Seoul)”
- Cebuano: “Buam-dong”
- Chinese: “付岩洞”
- Chinese: “付巖洞”
- French: “Buam-dong”
- Greek: “Μπούαμ-ντονγκ”
- Japanese: “ブアンドン”
- Japanese: “ブアン洞”
- Japanese: “付岩洞”
- Korean: “Buam-dong”
- Korean: “부암동”
- Korean: “付岩洞”
- Malay: “Buam-dong, Seoul”
- Malay: “Buam-dong”
- Scots: “Buam-dong, Seoul”
- Scots: “Buam-dong”
- Swedish: “Buam-dong, Seoul”
- Swedish: “Buam-dong”
- Thai: “แขวงพูอัม”
- Vietnamese: “Buam-dong, Seoul”
- Vietnamese: “Buam-dong”
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