Seoul
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Sajik-dong

Sajikdan Altar

Sajikdan is a Neo-Confucian altar located in Sajik-dong, , , South Korea. It was built and used during the Joseon period to perform rituals related to soil and grain.
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  • Type: Place of worship
  • Description: historic neo-Confucian altar in Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Sajikdan” and “Seoul Sajikdan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cheong Wa Dae and Gwanghwamun Gate.

Park
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, also known as the Blue House, is a public park that was the former 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 northeast of Sajikdan Altar.

City gate
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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 800 metres east of Sajikdan Altar.

Castle
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Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or , is a former royal palace in , South Korea. It was the first main palace of the 1897–1910 Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Sajikdan Altar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gyeonghuigung (Palace) and Muak-dong.

Locality
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Gyeonghuigung is a palace located in , . It was one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the Joseon Dynasty.

Quarter
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is a dong of , , South Korea.

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.

Sajikdan Altar

Latitude
37.57567° or 37° 34′ 32″ north
Longitude
126.96771° or 126° 58′ 4″ east
Open location code
8Q98HXG9+73
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2371499194
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q491000
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Sajikdan Altar” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “首尔社稷坛”
  • Chinese: “首爾社稷壇”
  • Indonesian: “Altar Sajik”
  • Indonesian: “Sajikdan”
  • Japanese: “ソウル社稷壇”
  • Japanese: “社稷壇”
  • Korean: “사직단”
  • Korean: “서울 사직단”
  • Korean: “서울사직단”

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Highlights include Sajik Park and 사직단 전사청.

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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 “Sajikdan Altar”. Photo: Eggmoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.