Chugye art university

Chugye University for the Arts is a South Korean institute of higher education in the music and fine arts. The campus is in Seodaemun District in central Seoul, the country's capital.

Type: University
Description: Fine arts school in Seoul, South Korea
Also known as: “Chugye University for the Arts”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Deoksugung Palace and Seodaemun Prison History Hall.

Deoksugung Palace

Castle

Photo: Chamberikore, Public domain.

Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung Palace, is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first main palace of the 1897–1910 Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction. Deoksugung Palace is situated 2 km east of Chugye art university.

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. Seodaemun Prison History Hall is situated 1¼ km north of Chugye art university.

Ahyeon

Metro station

Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ahyeon station, also Chugye University for the Arts station, is a subway station on Line 2 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station's name means "small hill between two larger hills". Ahyeon is situated 610 metres south of Chugye art university.

Places in the Area

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

Bongwon-dong

Quarter

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.