Yuhwamun Gate
Yuhwamun Gate is a building in Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi. Yuhwamun Gate is situated nearby to the city gate Geunjeongmun Gate, as well as near 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 190 metres south of Yuhwamun 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. Geunjeongjeon Hall is situated 120 metres northeast of Yuhwamun Gate.
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 420 metres northeast of Yuhwamun Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anguk-dong and Cheongjin-dong.
Anguk-dong
Quarter
Photo: Lawinc82, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Yuhwamun Gate
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.57756° or 37° 34′ 39″ northLongitude
126.97633° or 126° 58′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8Q98HXHG+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 279961013OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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In Other Languages
“Yuhwamun Gate” goes by many names.
- Korean: “유화문”
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Highlights include Geunjeongmun Gate and Heungnyemun Gate.
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