Geunjeongmun Gate
Geunjeongmun Gate is a city gate in Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi. Geunjeongmun Gate is situated nearby to the castle 계조당, as well as near the city gate Heungnyemun Gate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gwanghwamun Gate and Geunjeongjeon Hall.
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. Gwanghwamun Gate is situated 200 metres south of Geunjeongmun Gate.
Geunjeongjeon Hall
Historic building
Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Geunjeongjeon is the main hall of the palace Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, South Korea. It was used for major events like ceremonies and the issuing of edicts. It is a designated National Treasure of South Korea.
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
Art gallery
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea is a contemporary art museum with four branches in Gwacheon, Deoksugung, Seoul and Cheongju. The museum was first established in 1969 as the only national art museum in the country accommodating modern and contemporary art of Korea and international art of different time periods. National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art is situated 360 metres northeast of Geunjeongmun Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anguk-dong and Cheongjin-dong.
Anguk-dong
Quarter
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Anguk-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its administrative dong, Samcheong-dong.
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.
Geunjeongmun Gate
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.57773° or 37° 34′ 40″ northLongitude
126.97695° or 126° 58′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8Q98HXHG+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 279958876OpenStreetMap feature
building=gateOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Geunjeongmun Gate” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “勤政门”
- Japanese: “勤政門”
- Korean: “근정문”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heungnyemun Gate and 계조당.
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