Gyonam-dong
Gyonam-dong is a dong of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheong Wa Dae and Changdeokgung.
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 the former Gyeongbokgung palace, it has served as the center of presidential administration…
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.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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jung and Seodaemun-Mapo.
Jung
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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
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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.
Gyonam-dong
- Type: Quarter
- Description: Administrative division in Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Categories: dong of South Korea and locality
- Location: Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.5686° or 37° 34′ 7″ northLongitude
126.9644° or 126° 57′ 52″ eastElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
8Q98HX97+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 415153860OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Gyonam-dong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gyonam-dong”
- Chinese: “平洞”
- Chinese: “橋南洞”
- Greek: “Γκιόναμ-ντονγκ”
- Japanese: “キョナムドン”
- Japanese: “キョナム洞”
- Japanese: “橋南洞”
- Korean: “Gyonam-dong”
- Korean: “교남동”
- Korean: “橋南洞”
- Malay: “Gyonam-dong”
- Scots: “Gyonam-dong”
- Swedish: “Gyonam-dong”
- Thai: “แขวงคโยนัม”
- Vietnamese: “Gyonam-dong”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Songwol-dong and Pyeong-dong.
Notable Places Nearby
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