Seoul City Wall
Seoul City Wall is a castle in Sindang-dong, Jung, Seoul, Gyeonggi. Seoul City Wall is situated nearby to Fortress Wall of Seoul, as well as near the art gallery Igansumun Gallery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dongdaemun and Dongdaemun.
Dongdaemun
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 is situated 380 metres north of Seoul City Wall.
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. Dongdaemun is situated 320 metres north of Seoul City Wall.
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (DDP)
Metro station
Photo: Mobius6, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dongdaemun History & Culture Park station is a station on Line 2, Line 4 and Line 5 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. It is named for the nearby Dongdaemun History & Culture Park. Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (DDP) is situated 360 metres southwest of Seoul City Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bangsan-dong and Changsin-dong.
Bangsan-dong
Quarter
Bangsan-dong is a legal dong, or neighborhood, of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea and governed by its administrative dong, Euljiro 3, 4, 5ga-dong.
Seoul City Wall
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sindang-dong, Jung, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.5678° or 37° 34′ 4″ northLongitude
127.01062° or 127° 0′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8Q99H296+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 754311137OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Korean—“Seoul City Wall” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ソウル城郭”
- Korean: “서울성곽”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fortress Wall of Seoul and Igansumun Gallery.
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