Bongwon-dong
Bongwon-dong is a legal dong of Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea and is governed by its administrative dong, Sinchon-dong's office. Bongwon-dong has the Bongwon-Temple built by Great master Doseon in 889, 3rd year of Jinseong Queen, the 51st of the Silla Dynasty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter
- Description: place in South Korea
- Also known as: “Bongwondong”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bongwonsa temple and Seodaemun Prison History Hall.
Bongwonsa temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: kayakorea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bongwonsa is a South Korean Buddhist temple in Bongwon-dong, Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea.
Seodaemun Prison History Hall
Museum
Photo: Noh Mun Duek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seodaemun Prison History Hall is a museum and former prison in Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea. Construction of this building began by Imperial Japan in 1907.
Ansan
Peak
Ansan is a hill in the Seodaemun District of Seoul, South Korea. It has an elevation of 295.5 metres. It has a trail called "Ansan Jarak-gil" with wooden walking paths. The quality of the trail and its accessibility have been praised.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muak-dong and Bugahyeon-dong.
Bugahyeon-dong
Quarter
Photo: 안우석, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bugahyeon-dong is a dong of Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea.
Bongwon-dong
- Categories: dong of South Korea and locality
- Location: Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.57217° or 37° 34′ 20″ northLongitude
126.94662° or 126° 56′ 48″ eastElevation
103 metres (338 feet)Open location code
8Q98HWCW+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 415153806OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Malay—“Bongwon-dong” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奉元洞”
- Greek: “Μπόνγουον-ντονγκ”
- Japanese: “奉元洞”
- Korean: “Bongwon-dong”
- Korean: “봉원동”
- Malay: “Bongwon-dong”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hyeonjeo-dong and Daesin-dong.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 대웅전 and Bongwonsa.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bongwon-dong”. Photo: malink ks, CC BY 2.0.