Gwanghwamun

Gwanghwamun 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.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: train station in South Korea
  • Also known as: “Gwanghwamun station”, “Gwanghwamun Station”, “Sejong Center for the Performing Arts”, and “세종문화회관”
  • Address: 세종대로 지하172, 서울특별시, 세종로, 종로구, 03154

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Armillary Sphere and Sejong Center.

Monument
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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 coordinate system and other astronomically important features, such as the ecliptic. is situated 110 metres north of Gwanghwamun.

Arts center
Photo: Tristan Surtel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Castle
Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or , is a former royal palace in , South Korea. It was the main palace during the Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction. is situated 630 metres south of Gwanghwamun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Seoul and Cheongjin-dong.

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.

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
37.57162° or 37° 34′ 18″ north
Longitude
126.9769° or 126° 58′ 37″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
서울교통공사
Network
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
Open location code
8Q98HXCG+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6039313647
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q498108
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Gwanghwamun” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “光化門站”
  • Chinese: “光化门”
  • Chinese: “光化门站”
  • Dutch: “Gwanghwamun Station”
  • French: “Gwanghwamun”
  • German: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Hungarian: “Gwanghwamun állomás”
  • Hungarian: “Kvanghvamun állomás”
  • Ido: “Gwanghwamun Staciono”
  • Ido: “Staciono Gwanghwamun”
  • Italian: “Gwanghwamun”
  • Japanese: “クァンファムン(光化門)”
  • Japanese: “光化門駅”
  • Korean: “광화문”
  • Korean: “광화문역”
  • Korean: “세종문화회관역”
  • Russian: “Кванхвамун”
  • Urdu: “گوانگہوامون اسٹیشن”
  • Vietnamese: “Ga Gwanghwamun”

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