Gyeonggi
Seoul
Jongno

Gyeongbokgung station

Gyeongbokgung station is a subway station on Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is the subway station nearest to the . The station is also near the Government Complex–Seoul, the National Police Agency of South Korea, and other administrative buildings in the neighborhood.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: metro station in South Korea
  • Also known as: “Gyeongbokgung”, “Gyeongbokgung Station”, and “Gyeongbokgungyeok”
  • Address: 사직로 130, 서울특별시, 종로구

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gwanghwamun Gate and Daelim Museum.

City gate
Photo: *Youngjin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gwanghwamun is the main and south gate of the palace , in , , South Korea. It is located at a three-way intersection at the northern end of Sejongno. is situated 280 metres east of Gyeongbokgung station.

Museum
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is situated 190 metres north of Gyeongbokgung station.

Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
An is a model of objects in the sky, consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centered on Earth or the Sun, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features, such as the ecliptic. is situated 460 metres southeast of Gyeongbokgung station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Seoul and Gyeonghuigung (Palace).

Quarter
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, also known as Seoul Central Business District or Sadaemun-An, is traditional city center and central business district of , located through of and of along the Sejong-daero and Jong-ro.

Locality
Photo: Jtm71, CC BY 2.0 kr.
Gyeonghuigung is a palace located in , . It was one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the Joseon Dynasty.

Quarter
is a dong of , , South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its administrative dong, Jongno.

Gyeongbokgung station

Latitude
37.57579° or 37° 34′ 33″ north
Longitude
126.97363° or 126° 58′ 25″ east
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Network
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Open location code
8Q98HXGF+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6033544429
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
10419892
Wiki­data ID
Q79971
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Gyeongbokgung station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “景福宫”
  • Chinese: “景福宮站”
  • Dutch: “Gyeongbokgung Station”
  • French: “Gyeongbokgung”
  • German: “Gyeongbokgung”
  • Greek: “Σταθμός Γκιόνγκμποκουνγκ”
  • Hungarian: “Gyeongbokgung állomás”
  • Hungarian: “Kjongbokkung állomás”
  • Ido: “Gyeongbukgung Staciono”
  • Ido: “Staciono Gyeongbokgung”
  • Italian: “Gyeongbokgung”
  • Japanese: “キョンボックン(景福宮)”
  • Japanese: “景福宮駅”
  • Korean: “경복궁”
  • Korean: “경복궁역”
  • Malay: “Stesen Gyeongbokgung”
  • Vietnamese: “Ga Gyeongbokgung”

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