Wongaksa Pagoda
Wongaksa Pagoda is a 12-meter tall, ten story marble pagoda located in Tapgol Park, Seoul, South Korea. It was made a National Treasure of South Korea in 1962.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Heritage site
- Description: Stone pagoda in Seoul, South Korea
- Address: 종로 99, 서울특별시, 종로2가, 종로구, 03140
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum Kimchikan and Changdeokgung.
Museum Kimchikan
Museum
Photo: karendotcom127, CC BY 2.0.
Museum Kimchikan, formerly Kimchi Field Museum, is a food museum in Insa-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It originally opened in 1986 as the first such museum in Korea, and has since moved locations twice. Museum Kimchikan is situated 370 metres northwest of Wongaksa Pagoda.
Changdeokgung
Changdeokgung is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Site of South Korea, it is among the best preserved of all Korean palaces. Changdeokgung is situated 1¼ km north of Wongaksa Pagoda.Ddeok Museum
Museum
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tteok Museum is a museum located in Waryong-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. Founded by Yoon Sookja, the chief director of the Institute of Traditional Korean Food, it opened in December, 2002. Ddeok Museum is situated 430 metres northeast of Wongaksa Pagoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Insa-dong and Cheongjin-dong.
Insa-dong
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Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Insa-dong is a dong, or neighborhood, in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. Its main street is Insadong-gil, which is connected to a number of alleys that lead deeper into the district, with modern galleries and tea shops.
Cheongjin-dong
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Cheongjin-dong is a dong of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its administrative dong, Jongno.
Anguk-dong
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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.
Wongaksa Pagoda
- Categories: pagoda, National Treasures of South Korea, inclined tower, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jongno, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.57157° or 37° 34′ 18″ northLongitude
126.98819° or 126° 59′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8Q98HXCQ+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 320791143OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage_buildingWikidata ID
Q625836
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Korean—“Wongaksa Pagoda” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باغودة وونغاكسا”
- Catalan: “Pagoda Wongaksa”
- Chinese: “圓覺寺址十層石塔”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باجودا وونجاكسا”
- French: “Wongaksa”
- Hungarian: “Vongaksza pagoda”
- Italian: “Pagoda di Wongaksa”
- Japanese: “ソウル円覚寺址 十層石塔”
- Japanese: “円覚寺址十層石塔”
- Korean: “서울 원각사지 십층석탑”
- Korean: “서울원각사지십층석탑”
- Korean: “원각사지 10층 석탑”
- Korean: “원각사지 십층 석탑”
- Korean: “원각사지 십층석탑”
- Korean: “원각사지십층석탑”
- Korean: “원각사탑”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palgakjeong Pavilion and Monument of Wongaksa Temple.
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