Myeong-dong
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Myeong-dong () is a dong (neighborhood) in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It is between Chungmu-ro, Eulji-ro, and Namdaemun-ro. Myeongdong is known for being one of Seoul's main shopping, parade route, and tourism districts. In 2023, it was listed as the ninth most expensive shopping street in the world. The area is known for its two historically significant sites, namely the Myeongdong Cathedral and the . Performances at Myeongdong Nanta Theater are popular.
Key facts
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- Myeongdong
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- Korean
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- Hangul
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- 명동
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- 明洞
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- Myeong-dong
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- Myŏng-dong
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- Hangul
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- Hanja
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- Myeongdong (2020)
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- Myeongdong junggu.png
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- City
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- Seoul
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- Seoul
- Area
- 0.99
- Official website
- www.junggu.seoul.kr/content.do?cmsid=1432
- Image
- Myeongdong2.JPG
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- Commons category
- Myeongdong
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Myŏng-dong
- Revised Romanization
- Myeong-dong
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Description
- Luxury shopping
- Tourist attractions
- Local transportation
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Myeong-dong () is a dong (neighborhood) in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It is between Chungmu-ro, Eulji-ro, and Namdaemun-ro. Myeongdong is known for being one of Seoul's main shopping, parade route, and tourism districts. In 2023, it was listed as the ninth most expensive shopping street in the world. The area is known for its two historically significant sites, namely the Myeongdong Cathedral and the . Performances at Myeongdong Nanta Theater are popular.
Myeongdong covers 0.99 km2 with a population of 3,409.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Myeong-dong” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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