Cheong Wa Dae

Cheong Wa Dae, also known as the Blue House, is the executive office and residence of the president of South Korea. Located in 's , directly behind the former palace, it has served as the center of presidential administration…
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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: former official residence of the president of South Korea
  • Also known as: “Blue House”, “Cheongwadae”, “Chʻŏngwadae”, and “Gyeongmudae”
  • Address: 청와대로 1, 서울특별시, 세종로, 종로구, 03048

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Changdeokgung and Gwanghwamun Gate.

is a former royal palace in , South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Site of South Korea, it is among the best preserved of all Korean palaces. is situated 1½ km east of Cheong Wa Dae.

City gate
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Gwanghwamun is the main and south gate of the palace , in , , South Korea. It is located at a three-way intersection at the northern end of Sejongno. is situated 1¼ km south of Cheong Wa Dae.

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The , Korea is a contemporary art museum with four branches in , , and . 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. is situated 1 km southeast of Cheong Wa Dae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samcheong-dong and Cheongun-dong.

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is a dong of , , South Korea. It lies north of Jongno and east of . This hilly neighborhood is characterized by numerous small art galleries, shops, and restaurants.

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is a dong of , , South Korea.

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is a dong, neighbourhood of , , South Korea. It is a legal dong administered under its administrative dong, .

Cheong Wa Dae

Latitude
37.58663° or 37° 35′ 12″ north
Longitude
126.97618° or 126° 58′ 34″ east
Open location code
8Q98HXPG+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 539791492
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q494577
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Cheong Wa Dae” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البيت الأزرق”
  • Bengali: “নীল বাড়ি”
  • Burmese: “အိမ်ပြာတော်”
  • Catalan: “Casa Blava”
  • Catalan: “Cheong Wa Dae”
  • Central Kurdish: “کۆشکی شین”
  • Chinese: “Chheng-óa-tâi”
  • Chinese: “青瓦台”
  • Czech: “Čchǒngwadä”
  • Czech: “Čchongwade”
  • Czech: “Modrý dům”
  • Dutch: “Blauwe Huis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “البيت الازرق”
  • Esperanto: “Blua Domo”
  • Finnish: “Sininen talo”
  • French: “Chongwadae”
  • French: “maison Bleue”
  • French: “Maison-Bleue”
  • German: “Blaues Haus”
  • German: “Cheong Wa Dae”
  • German: “Cheong-wadae”
  • German: “Cheongwadae”
  • German: “Chong Wa Dae”
  • German: “Gyeongmudae”
  • Hebrew: “הבית הכחול”
  • Hungarian: “Kék Ház”
  • Indonesian: “Cheong Wa Dae”
  • Indonesian: “Cheongwadae”
  • Indonesian: “Rumah Biru”
  • Italian: “Casa Blu”
  • Japanese: “せいがだい”
  • Japanese: “チョンワデ”
  • Japanese: “青瓦台”
  • Japanese: “韓国大統領府”
  • Korean: “경무대”
  • Korean: “청와대”
  • Latin: “Cheong Wa Dae”
  • Latin: “Domus Caerulea”
  • Low German: “Blau Huus”
  • Malay: “Cheong Wa Dae”
  • Malay: “Rumah Biru”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chheng-oá-tâi”
  • Mongolian: “Хөх ордон”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det blå hus”
  • Norwegian: “Det blå hus”
  • Persian: “کاخ آبی”
  • Polish: “Błękitny Dom”
  • Portuguese: “Casa Azul”
  • Romanian: “Casa Albastră”
  • Russian: “Голубой Дворец”
  • Russian: “Синий дом”
  • Russian: “Чонхвадэ”
  • Russian: “Чхонва-дэ”
  • Serbian: “Плава кућа”
  • Slovenian: “Čeongvadae”
  • Slovenian: “Cheongwadae”
  • Slovenian: “Modra hiša”
  • Spanish: “Casa Azul”
  • Swedish: “Blå huset”
  • Tagalog: “Bahay na Bughaw”
  • Tagalog: “Cheongwadae”
  • Thai: “ทำเนียบฟ้า”
  • Turkish: “Mavi Saray”
  • Ukrainian: “Синій дім”
  • Ukrainian: “Синій Дім”
  • Ukrainian: “Чхонваде”
  • Vietnamese: “Cheongwadae”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà Xanh”
  • Welsh: “Y Tŷ Glas”
  • Wu Chinese: “青瓦台”
  • Yue Chinese: “青瓦台”

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