Nagwon-dong is a ''
dong'', neighbourhood of
Jongno-gu
file:Korea-Seoul-Bosingak-05.jpg, Bosingak bell pavilion
Jongno District () is a district () in central Seoul, South Korea. It takes its name from a major local street, Jongno, which means "Bell Road".
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. ''Nagwon'' (낙원, 樂園) means "paradise" in Korean. It is a legal dong (법정동 ) governed under its administrative dong (행정동 ),
Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong.
Attractions
Nagwon Instrument Arcade
Nagwon Instrument Arcade has traditionally been Korea's largest collection of music stores and is very close to
Insa-dong
Insa-dong is a ''dong'', or neighborhood in the Jongno-gu district of Seoul. The main street is Insadong-gil, which is connected to a multitude of alleys that lead deeper into the district,David Armstrong (June 3, 2007)''SEOUL lives life on the e ...
. Built in 1968, the Nagwon building is a pillar based,
mixed-use
Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to som ...
complex. On the first floor, there is a four lane road and a market below. Above the shopping area, there are apartments. The second and third floors of the Nagwon building has a few hundred music stores clustered together. Various instruments and other music-related equipment such as amps, speakers and karaoke machines can be found there. There are people there to sell or repair instruments for beginners and experts alike. On the fourth floor, there is a theater that used to premiere films and was called the 'Hollywood Theater'. Presently, it has turned into the 'Seoul Art Cinema' and 'dance musical private theater' which play 'Silver Theater' films for senior citizens, independent films, and other specialty films.
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ...
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External links
Jongno-gu Official site in EnglishJongno-gu Official siteStatus quo of Jongno-gu by administrative dong
Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong Resident office
Origin of Nagwon-dong's name
Neighbourhoods of Jongno-gu
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