Seodaemun Prison History Hall

Seodaemun Prison History Hall is a museum and former in , , . Imperial Japan, then the overlord of Korea, began its construction in 1907.
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  • Museum
  • Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Description: prison museum in Seoul
  • Address: 통일로 251, 서울특별시, 현저동, 서대문구, 03732
  • Also known as
    “Seodaemun Prison”
    “Sŏdaemun”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dongnimmun station and National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government.

Metro station
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is a station on the Seoul Subway… is situated 130 metres east of Seodaemun Prison History Hall.

Museum
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The National Memorial of the Korean Provisional… is situated 240 metres northwest of Seodaemun Prison History Hall.

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Gyeonghuigung is a palace located in , . is situated 1¼ km east of Seodaemun Prison History Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muak-dong and Bongwon-dong.

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is a dong of , , South Korea.

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is a dong of , , South Korea.

Seodaemun Prison History Hall

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Latitude
37.57454° or 37° 34′ 28″ north
Longitude
126.95632° or 126° 57′ 23″ east
Open location code
8Q98HXF4+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368871454
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q488571

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Seodaemun Prison History Hall” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Presó de Seodaemun”
  • Chinese: “西大門刑務所”
  • Chinese: “西大门刑务所”
  • Czech: “Seodaemun”
  • Czech: “Sŏdämun”
  • Czech: “Sodemun”
  • Danish: “Seodaemun Fængsel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن سودمون”
  • Esperanto: “Malliberejo de la Okcidenta Pordego”
  • French: “prison de Seodaemun”
  • French: “Prison de Seodaemun”
  • German: “Seodaemun-Gefängnis”
  • Greek: “Φυλακή Σεονταεμούν”
  • Hungarian: “Szodemuni börtön”
  • Japanese: “西大門刑務所”
  • Japanese: “西大門刑務所歴史館”
  • Korean: “Seodaemunhyeongmusoyeoksagwan”
  • Korean: “구서울구치소”
  • Korean: “서대문 형무소 역사관”
  • Korean: “서대문 형무소”
  • Korean: “서대문감옥”
  • Korean: “서대문구치소”
  • Korean: “서대문형무소 역사관”
  • Korean: “서대문형무소”
  • Korean: “서대문형무소역사관”
  • Korean: “서울교도소”
  • Korean: “서울형무소”
  • Korean: “한성감옥”
  • Luxembourgish: “Prisong vu Seodaemun”
  • Polish: “Więzienie Sŏdaemun”
  • Russian: “Тюрьма Кэйдзё”
  • Russian: “Тюрьма Содэмун”
  • Russian: “Тюрьма Сэйдаймон”
  • Slovak: “Seodaemun”
  • Slovenian: “zapor Seodaemun”
  • Spanish: “Prision de Seodaemun”
  • Spanish: “Prisión de Seodaemun”
  • Swedish: “Seodaemun-fängelset”
  • Turkish: “Seodaemun Hapishanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “В’язниця Содемун”
  • Urdu: “سیوڈائمن قید خانہ”

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