Wongudan Altar, located in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea, was built in 1897 to serve as a site for the performance of the rite of heaven. The site was also known by other names, such as Hwangudan (환구단, 圜丘壇), Jecheondan (제천단, 祭天壇) and Wondan (원단, 圜壇). …
Songgwangsa (Hangul: 송광사; hanja: 松廣寺) translation: Spreading Pine Temple; alternates: Songgwang-sa, or Songgwang Sa, or Songkwangsa; also known as: Piney Expanse Monastery; originally: Gilsangsa), one of the three jewels of Korean Buddhism, is locat…
Sinchon Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2 in Mapo-gu, north of the Han River.
Pohang Steel Yard is a football stadium in Pohang, South Korea. It is the home stadium of Pohang Steelers.
Olympic Bridge or Grand Olympic Bridge (Korean: 올림픽대교) is a bridge over the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. The bridge links the Gwangjin and Songpa districts.
Muju County (Muju-gun), is a county in North Jeolla Province (Jeollabuk-do), South Korea.
The Hantan River is a river in South Korea, flowing through Gangwon and Gyeonggi Provinces. It is a tributary of the Imjin River, which eventually joins the Han River and empties into the Yellow Sea. The Hantan River is a popular site for white-wate…
Gunsan Airport (Korean: 군산공항, Chinese: 群山空港) (IATA: KUV, ICAO: RKJK) is an airport serving Gunsan, a city in the North Jeolla Province in South Korea. In 2011, 172,327 passengers utilized the airport.
Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of Dorasan (Mount Dora), the observatory looks across the Demilitarized Zone. It is the part of South Korea closest to the North. Visitors can catch a rare glimpse of…
Cheorwon County (Cheorwon-gun [tɕʰʌlwʌn ɡun]), also spelt Chorwon, is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.
Bunhwangsa (literally "Fragrant Emperor Temple") is a temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea. It is located in Gyeongju. The temple is recorded to have been built in 634 under the auspices of Queen Seondeok. Today the temple is still used by…
Bosingak is a large bell pavilion on Jongno in Seoul, South Korea. The bell in Bosingak gives Jongno its name, which literally means "bell street." It was originally constructed in 1396 but destroyed many times by both war and fire.
Anguk Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3.
Yeongjong Island is an island off the west coast of the city of Incheon, South Korea, mostly occupied by Incheon International Airport. The previously separate Yongyu, Sammok, and Sinbul Islands have been joined to Yeongjong Island by an area of rec…
Yeongdeungpo Station (Station 139) is a ground-level railway station in Seoul, South Korea.
Yeoncheon County (Yeoncheon-gun) is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Wangsimni Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2, Seoul Subway Line 5, the Gyeongwon Line, and the Bundang Line.
Taejongdae is a natural park of Busan, South Korea with magnificent cliffs facing the open sea on the southernmost tip of island of Yeongdo-gu. It is a representative visitor attraction of Busan where has dense evergreen trees and several facilities…
Osong Station is a train-station on the Gyeongbu KTX Line in Cheongju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at the intersection of the Gyeongbu KTX high-speed rail line and the conventional Chungbuk Line.
Mokpo Airport was an airport in Mokpo, South Korea (IATA: MPK, ICAO: RKJM). In 2006, 16,909 passengers utilized the airport.
Mokdong Baseball Stadium is a stadium located in Seoul, South Korea. The stadium is home of the Nexen Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization. The stadium has a capacity of around 18,000 people.
Korea National University of Education (Acronym: KNUE; Korean: 한국교원대학교, Hanguk Kyowon Daehakgyo, colloquially Kyowondae) is a South Korean national university which is located in Cheongju and dedicated to teacher training and educational research.
The Korea Meteorological Administration (Hangul: 기상청; Hanja: 氣象廳; Kisangcheong) (KMA) is the National Meteorological service of the Republic of Korea. The service started in 1904 joining the WMO in 1956. Numerical Weather Prediction is performed usi…
Korea Maritime and Ocean University is a South Korea's national university for maritime study, transportation science and engineering.
Jukdo (죽도/竹島)is a small island adjacent to Ulleungdo, South Korea. It was formerly also known as Jukseodo (죽서도/竹嶼島). It lies 2 km east of Ulleungdo, and is the largest island in the group apart from Ulleungdo itself.
Jonggak Station is a station on the Line 1 of the Seoul Subway in South Korea.
Jeongbang Waterfall is a famous waterfall on Jeju Island. The waterfall is 23 m (75 ft) high and is very close to the ocean. Depending on the level of recent rainfall, it can be up 8 m (26 ft) wide. The source of the waterfall is the stream Donghong…
Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool (Hangul: 잠실 제1수영장; hanja: 蠶室第1水泳場) is an aquatics venue located in Seoul, South Korea. It hosted the swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon events at the 1988 S…
Itaewon Station is a station on Line 6 of the Seoul Subway. It takes its name from the neighborhood in which it is located in, also called Itaewon.
Information and Communications University (ICU), established in 1998, was a Korean university focused primarily on research and engineering in the field of information technology. It was located in the city of Daejeon and comprised an engineering sc…
Hapjeong Station is a subterranean station of Seoul Subway Line 2 and Seoul Subway Line 6. The station is located just north of the Han River in Mapo-gu.
Hansei University (Korean pronunciation: [haːnsʰe]) is a mid-sized University located in Gunpo City near Seoul, South Korea.
Haenam (Haenam-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
HLA is a time signal radio station in Daejeon, South Korea, operated by the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science. Established on November 24, 1984, it transmits a 2 kW signal on 5 MHz (±0.01 Hz).
Gyeongbokgung station is a subway station on the Seoul Subway Line 3.
Gwanaksan (Korean for Mt. Gwanak; 632 m) is a small mountain in southern Seoul, South Korea.