Cheomseongdae

Cheomseongdae is an astronomical observatory in , South Korea. Cheomseongdae is the oldest surviving astronomical observatory in Asia, and possibly even the world.
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  • Observatory
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 9.4 metres (31 feet) tall
  • Description: astronomical observatory in Gyeongju, South Korea

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond and Gyeongju National Museum.
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are a Silla-era former… is situated 670 metres east of Cheomseongdae.
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The is a in , South Korea. is situated 1 km southeast of Cheomseongdae.
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, formerly Tomb No. is situated 1 km northwest of Cheomseongdae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gyeongju and Bomun Lake Resort.
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is in province, .
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The or Bomun Tourist Complex… is situated 6 km east of Cheomseongdae.
is a myeon or a township in the… is situated 8 km northwest of Cheomseongdae.

Cheomseongdae

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Latitude
35.8347° or 35° 50′ 5″ north
Longitude
129.21899° or 129° 13′ 8″ east
Open location code
8Q7FR6M9+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 382132601
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­technical_monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q562765

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Cheomseongdae” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تشومسونغداي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Çomsonqde”
  • Chinese: “瞻星台”
  • Chinese: “瞻星臺”
  • Dutch: “Cheomseongdae”
  • French: “Cheomseongdae”
  • French: “Observatoire de Kyongju”
  • German: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Hungarian: “Cshomszongde”
  • Indonesian: “Ch’ŏmsŏngdae”
  • Indonesian: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Indonesian: “첨성대”
  • Indonesian: “瞻星臺”
  • Italian: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Japanese: “慶州瞻星台”
  • Japanese: “瞻星台”
  • Korean: “경주첨성대”
  • Korean: “첨성대”
  • Kurdish: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Malay: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Malayalam: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Mongolian: “Чомсондэ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Norwegian: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Persian: “چومسونگدا”
  • Portuguese: “Cheomsongdae”
  • Romanian: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Russian: “Чомсондэ”
  • Russian: “Чхомсондэ”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Sinhala: “චොම්සොංදේ”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorij Čomsongde”
  • Spanish: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Spanish: “Cheomsongdae”
  • Swedish: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Thai: “ช็อมซ็องแด”
  • Turkish: “Cheomseongdae”
  • Ukrainian: “Чхомсонде”
  • Vietnamese: “Cheomseongdae”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 월성동 행정복지센터 and Inwangdong Ancient Tombs.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Jay Coffee and 첨성대.

North Gyeongsang: Highlights

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