Sejongno
Sejongno is a quarter in Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi. Sejongno is situated nearby to the quarter Junghak-dong, as well as near Jeokseon-dong.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gwanghwamun Gate and Armillary Sphere.
Gwanghwamun Gate
City gate
Photo: *Youngjin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gwanghwamun is the main and south gate of the palace Gyeongbokgung, in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is located at a three-way intersection at the northern end of Sejongno.
Armillary Sphere
Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
An armillary sphere 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.
National Museum of Korean Contemporary History
Museum
Photo: Trace84, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, opened on December 26, 2012, is dedicated to researching, preserving, and exhibiting the modern and contemporary history of South Korea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheongjin-dong and Downtown Seoul.
Cheongjin-dong
Quarter
Cheongjin-dong is a dong of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its administrative dong, Jongno.
Downtown Seoul
Quarter
Downtown Seoul, also known as Seoul Central Business District or Sadaemun-An, is traditional city center and central business district of Seoul, located through Gwanghwamun of Jongno District and Seoul Station of Jung District along the Sejong-daero and Jong-ro.
Anguk-dong
Quarter
Photo: Lawinc82, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anguk-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its administrative dong, Samcheong-dong.
Sejongno
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.57575° or 37° 34′ 33″ northLongitude
126.97669° or 126° 58′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8Q98HXGG+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 415153843OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Satellite Map
Discover Sejongno from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Sejongno” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “世宗路”
- Greek: “Σέτζονγκνο”
- Japanese: “世宗路”
- Korean: “Sejongno”
- Korean: “세종로”
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