Gyeonggi
Seoul
Jung

Hwangudan

Hwangudan was a shrine complex that still partially stands in Jung District, , South Korea. The complex consisted of two main buildings: a coronation site and Hwanggungu.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Royal shrine in Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Hwanggungu” and “Wongudan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seoul Plaza and Deoksugung Palace.

Park
Photo: 서울시 총무과, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a central plaza located in front of at Taepyeongno, , South Korea. It was reopened on 1 May 2004, by Seoul Metropolitan Government, with the purpose of providing the public an open space. is situated 160 metres west of Hwangudan.

Castle
Photo: Chamberikore, Public domain.
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 420 metres west of Hwangudan.

Town hall
Photo: Mobius6, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a governmental building for the Seoul Metropolitan Government in South Korea, in charge of the administrative affairs of . It is located in Taepyeongno, , at the heart of Seoul. is situated 220 metres northwest of Hwangudan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sogong-dong and Mugyo-dong.

Quarter
Photo: 안우석, CC0.
is a dong of , South Korea.

Quarter
is a legal dong of , South Korea. It is governed by its administrative dong, .

Quarter
Sogong-dong is a dong of , South Korea.

Hwangudan

Latitude
37.56501° or 37° 33′ 54″ north
Longitude
126.97965° or 126° 58′ 47″ east
Open location code
8Q98HX8H+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7174513259
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q495655
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Hwangudan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圓丘壇”
  • Chinese: “圜丘坛”
  • Chinese: “圜丘壇”
  • Chinese: “祭天坛”
  • Japanese: “圜丘壇”
  • Korean: “원구단”
  • Korean: “환구단”
  • Spanish: “Wongudan”
  • Turkish: “Wongudan”
  • Vietnamese: “Hwangudan”
  • Vietnamese: “Viên Khâu Đàn”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hwangudan Altar and Hwangudan.

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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 “Hwangudan”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.