Heunginjimun Gate

Heunginjimun Gate is a city gate in Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi which is located on 종로. Heunginjimun Gate is situated nearby to the city gate Tongdae-mun, as well as near Eastern Sauna.

Type: City gate
Also known as: “Dongdaemun”
Address: 종로 288, 서울특별시, 종로6가, 종로구, 03119

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tongdae-mun and Dongdaemun.

Tongdae-mun

City gate

Photo: Karl Baron, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heunginjimun, a.k.a. Dongdaemun, is one of The Eight Gates of Seoul in the Seoul City Wall, a prominent landmark in central Seoul, South Korea. The Korean name "Dongdaemun" means "Great East Gate," and it was so named because it was the major eastern gate in the wall that surrounded Seoul during the Joseon period.

Dongdaemun

Metro station

Photo: Marcopolis, Public domain.

Dongdaemun station station is a station on Line 1 and Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Sometimes called Dong Station, it is named after one of the Four Great Gates of the circular wall surrounding ancient Seoul, and is situated on the eastern end of Jongno.

Seoul City Wall Museum

Museum

Photo: 오모군, CC BY 3.0.

The Seoul City Wall Museum is a museum for the Seoul City Wall in Jongno-5.6 ga Subdistrict, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. Seoul City Wall Museum is situated 210 metres northwest of Heunginjimun Gate.