Sungyang Seowon

Sungyang Hall is a fourteenth-century Confucian academy located on the side of Mt. Janam in , . The hall was constructed in the late fourteenth century for the home of the famously loyal statesman and Confucian scholar Chŏng Mong-ju, whose 1392 assassination by the agents of the later Taejo of Joseon marked the end of the Koryo dynasty.
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  • Archaeological site
  • Description: school in North Korea
  • Also known as
    “Sungyang Academy”
    “Sungyang Sowon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Namdaemun and Kaesong Youth Stadium.
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City gate
The Kaesong is the south gate of the old walled city of , North Korea. is situated 520 metres southwest of Sungyang Seowon.
Stadium
The Kaesŏng Youth Stadium is a multi-use in , . is situated 670 metres north of Sungyang Seowon.
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Railway station
Kaesŏng station is a railway station located in , . is situated 1½ km west of Sungyang Seowon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kijong-dong.
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Hamlet
Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong… is situated 9 km east of Sungyang Seowon.

Sungyang Seowon

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Latitude
37.97497° or 37° 58′ 30″ north
Longitude
126.56092° or 126° 33′ 39″ east
Open location code
8Q98XHF6+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1097383003
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q11253145

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Sungyang Seowon” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “崧陽書院 (開城)”
  • Chinese: “崧陽書院”
  • Japanese: “崧陽書院”
  • Korean: “개성 숭양서원”
  • Korean: “숭양서원”
  • Vietnamese: “Học viện Sungyang”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kaesong Cultural House and Revolutionary Museum for the History of Kaesong.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Lecture Hall and East Dormitory.

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