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Changdeokgung

Changdeokgung is a former royal palace in , South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Site of South Korea, it is among the best preserved of all Korean palaces.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: palace in Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Ch’angdŏkkung”, “Changdeok (Palace)”, “Changdeok Palace”, “Changdeokgung Palace”, “Changdok-kung Palace”, and “Chʻangdŏkkung Palace”
  • Address: 율곡로 99, 서울특별시

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Changgyeonggung (Palace) and Bukchon Hanok Village.

Castle
Photo: fukagawa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Changgyeonggung is a palace located in , South Korea. The palace was built in the mid-15th century by King Sejong for his father, Taejong. It was originally named "Suganggung", but it was renovated and enlarged in 1483 by King Seongjong, at which time it received its current name. is situated 420 metres southeast of Changdeokgung.

Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a residential neighborhood in , , South Korea. It has many restored traditional Korean houses, called hanok. is situated 450 metres west of Changdeokgung.

Government office
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as the Blue House, is the executive office and residence of the president of South Korea. Located in 's , directly behind Gyeongbokgung Palace, it served as the center of presidential administration and state receptions from 1948 until 2022. is situated 1½ km west of Changdeokgung.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wonseo-dong and Anguk-dong.

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

Quarter
Photo: Lawinc82, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a dong, neighbourhood of , , South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its administrative dong, .

Neighborhood
Photo: Gipe0001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daehang-no is a road in , , connecting Jongno 50ga 82-1 to Hyehwa-dong Rotary). It also refers to the surrounding area, a hub of cultural and artistic activity.

Changdeokgung

Latitude
37.58256° or 37° 34′ 57″ north
Longitude
126.99093° or 126° 59′ 27″ east
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
8Q98HXMR+29
Open­Street­Map ID
way 789965985
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10419903
Wiki­data ID
Q477157
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Changdeokgung” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر تشانغدوك”
  • Balinese: “Changdeokgung”
  • Bosnian: “Changdeokgung”
  • Catalan: “Changdeokgung”
  • Chinese: “Chhiong-tek-kiong”
  • Chinese: “昌德宫”
  • Chinese: “昌德宮”
  • Croatian: “Changdeokgung”
  • Czech: “Čchangdokkung”
  • Dutch: “Changdeokgung-paleiscomplex”
  • Dutch: “Changdeokgung”
  • Dutch: “Paleiscomplex Changdeokgung”
  • Esperanto: “Changdeokgung”
  • Finnish: “Changdeokgung”
  • Finnish: “Changdokkung”
  • French: “Changdeokgung”
  • French: “Palais de Changdeok”
  • French: “Palais de Changdeokgung”
  • Georgian: “ჩხანდოკუნი”
  • German: “Changdeokgung”
  • German: “Palast der glänzenden Tugend”
  • German: “Shotokyu”
  • German: “Shōtokyū”
  • Greek: “Τσάνγκντοκουνγκ”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון צ’אנגדאוקגונג”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון צה’אנגדאק”
  • Hungarian: “Cshangdokkung”
  • Indonesian: “Changdeokgung”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Changdeok”
  • Italian: “Changdeokgung”
  • Japanese: “チャンドックン”
  • Japanese: “昌徳宮”
  • Japanese: “昌徳宮の建造物群”
  • Japanese: “昌徳宮及び秘苑”
  • Javanese: “Astana Changdeok”
  • Javanese: “Pura Changdeok”
  • Korean: “창덕궁”
  • Macedonian: “Чангдокгунг”
  • Maithili: “चाँगदेओकगुङ”
  • Malay: “Changdeokgung”
  • Malayalam: “ചാങ്ഡിയോക്ഗുങ്”
  • Maltese: “Changdeokgung”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chhiong-tek-kiong”
  • Nepali: “चाँगदेओकगुङ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Changdeokgung”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Changdeokgungpalasset”
  • Norwegian: “Changdeokgung”
  • Persian: “چانگ دیوک گونگ”
  • Persian: “چانگ‌دیوک گونگ”
  • Polish: “Changdeokgung”
  • Portuguese: “Complexo de Palácios de Ch’angdokkgung”
  • Russian: “Дворец Чхандок”
  • Russian: “Чандокгун”
  • Russian: “Чандоккун”
  • Russian: “Чхандоккун”
  • Serbian: “Чангдеокгунг”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Changdeokgung”
  • Sinhala: “චංදොක්ගුං”
  • Slovak: “Čchangdokkung”
  • Slovenian: “Palača Čangdokgung”
  • Spanish: “Ch’angdokkgung”
  • Spanish: “Changdeokgung”
  • Spanish: “Complejo del Palacio de Ch’angdokkung”
  • Swedish: “Changdeokgung”
  • Swedish: “Changdeokpalatset”
  • Swedish: “Changdokkung”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังชังด็อก”
  • Turkish: “Changdeokgung”
  • Ukrainian: “Чандук”
  • Vietnamese: “Changdeokgung”
  • Vietnamese: “Cung Changdeok”
  • Vietnamese: “Xương Đức cung”
  • Western Panjabi: “چانگڈیوکگانگ”
  • Wu Chinese: “昌德宫”
  • Yue Chinese: “昌德宮”

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