Sejongno

Sejongno
Sejong-daero looking southwards, fair on the pedestrian stretch
Korean name
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Revised RomanizationSejongdaero
McCune–ReischauerSejongdaero
Sejong-daero; with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on the left in 2006 with 16-lanes of traffic

Sejongno (Korean세종로), officially Sejong-daero (Korean세종대로) is a street that runs through Jongno-gu in downtown Seoul. It is named after King Sejong the Great of Joseon. The street is 600 meters in length, but due to its central location it is of great symbolic importance. It points north to Gwanaksan and Bukhansan (Mountains), and the Joseon Dynasty palace, Gyeongbokgung. It is also of historical significance as the location for royal administrative buildings and features statues of the Admiral Yi Sun-sin of Joseon Dynasty and King Sejong the Great of Joseon.[1]

  1. ^ "Gwanghwamun Plaza: Let's Try to Turn New Place into National Symbol". The Korea Times. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2013.