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Gwanghwamun

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.
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: main gate of Geongbokgung Palace (also known as Kyŏngbokkung Palace)
  • Also known as: “Bright Light Gate”, “Gwanghwamunyeok”, “Kwanghwamun”, and “The Arch of Enlightenment”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Armillary Sphere and Gwanghwamun.

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 110 metres north of Gwanghwamun.

Metro station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 in South Korea. It is located next to the U.S. Embassy and, despite being named for the gate, it is not the closest subway station to it.

Arts center
for the Performing Arts is the largest arts and cultural complex in , . It has an interior area of 53,202m². It is situated in the center of the capital, on Sejongno, a main road that cuts through the capital city of the Joseon Dynasty. is situated 140 metres northwest of Gwanghwamun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Seoul and Cheongjin-dong.

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
, also known as Seoul Central Business District or Sadaemun-An, is traditional city center and central business district of , located through Gwanghwamun of and of along the Sejong-daero and Jong-ro.

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

Quarter
is a legal dong of , South Korea. It is governed by its administrative dong, .

Gwanghwamun

Latitude
37.57163° or 37° 34′ 18″ north
Longitude
126.97691° or 126° 58′ 37″ east
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
8Q98HXCG+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2346858819
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Geo­Names ID
10420153
Wiki­data ID
Q485034
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Gwanghwamun” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Qvanqhvamun”
  • Chinese: “Kong-hòa-mn̂g”
  • Chinese: “光化門”
  • Chinese: “光化门”
  • Dutch: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Esperanto: “Gwanghwamun”
  • French: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Hungarian: “A megvilágosodás kapuja”
  • Hungarian: “Kvanghvamun”
  • Icelandic: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Indonesian: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Italian: “Gwanghwamon”
  • Italian: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Japanese: “クァンファムン”
  • Japanese: “光化門”
  • Korean: “광화문”
  • Korean: “광화문역”
  • Malay: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kong-hòa-mn̂g”
  • Pampanga: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Persian: “گوانگوامون”
  • Polish: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Russian: “Кванхвамун”
  • Spanish: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Tagalog: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Thai: “ประตูควังฮวา”
  • Vietnamese: “Gwanghwamun”

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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 “Gwanghwamun”. Photo: *Youngjin, CC BY-SA 4.0.