Yakhyeon Catholic Church

Yakhyeon Catholic Church is a historic church in , , South Korea. It is the first modern Western-style building to be built in Korea, having been completed in 1892.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Seoul, South Korea
  • Address: 청파로 447-1, 서울특별시, 중림동, 중구, 04506

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Deoksugung Palace and Seoul Station.

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 1 km northeast of Yakhyeon Catholic Church.

Railway stop
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a major railway station in , the capital of . The station is served by the Korail Intercity Lines and the commuter trains of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. is situated 630 metres southeast of Yakhyeon Catholic Church.

Park
is a public park in , , South Korea. It is named for Sohn Kee-chung, the first Korean to win an Olympic gold medal. is situated 390 metres southwest of Yakhyeon Catholic Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bukchang-dong and Sogong-dong.

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

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

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Photo: 안우석, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a dong of , , South Korea.

Yakhyeon Catholic Church

Latitude
37.55901° or 37° 33′ 33″ north
Longitude
126.96745° or 126° 58′ 3″ east
Open location code
8Q98HX58+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1456682034
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q16093905
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Yakhyeon Catholic Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “药岘圣堂”
  • Japanese: “薬峴聖堂”
  • Japanese: “薬現聖堂”
  • Korean: “약현성당”
  • Korean: “중림동 약현성당”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jungnim-dong Yakhyeon Catholic Church Main Hall and 서부중앙의원병원.

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