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Hongdae (Korean: 홍대) is a neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea, near Hongik University ("Hongik Daehakgyo" in Korean), after which it is named. [1] It is known for its urban arts and indie music culture, local shops, clubs, cafés and entertainment.
Hongik University Station (Korean: 홍대입구역; Hanja: 弘大入口驛; RR: Hongdae-ipgu-yeok) is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2, AREX and the Gyeongui–Jungang Line. As its name indicates, it serves the nearby Hongik University. It was formerly known as Donggyo Station, after the neighborhood that it serves.
The station is the southern end of Hongdae area, which is the centre of urban arts and indie music culture of Seoul. It is closest to the historical site of Jeoldu-san , a place where over 10,000 Koreans of the Roman Catholic faith were beheaded in 1866 under the orders of Daewon-gun .
Article 10 of the Local Autonomy Act defines the standards under which a populated area may become a city: an area which is predominantly urbanised and has a population of at least 50,000; a gun which has an urbanised area with a population of at least 50,000; or a gun which has a total population of at least 150,000 and multiple urbanised areas each with a population of at least 20,000. [1]
The name Seoul (서울; IPA: /səˈul/), was originally an old native Korean common noun meaning "capital city."It is believed to have originated from Seorabeol (서라벌; 徐羅伐), [1] which originally referred to Gyeongju, the capital of Silla, which was then called Geumseong (금성; 金城). [2]
Hongdae may refer to: Hongik University, colloquially Hongdae, in Seoul, South Korea; Hongdae (area), an area of Seoul named after the university
Lotte World or Lotte World Adventure (Korean: 롯데월드 어드벤처) is a major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea.It consists of a large indoor theme park, [4] an outdoor amusement park called "Magic Island", an artificial island on a lake linked by monorail, shopping malls, a luxury hotel, an observation tower, a Korean folk museum, sports facilities, and movie theaters.
This city-like standing is underscored by the fact that each gu has its own legislative council, mayor and sister cities. Each gu is further divided into dong or neighborhoods. Some gu have only a few dong while others (like Jongno District ) have a very large number of distinct neighborhoods.