Daehang-no () is a area in

Jongno District upright=1, Bosingak bell pavilion Jongno District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It is the historic center of Seoul that contains Gyeongbokgung, the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, and the Blue House, the for ...

within

Downtown Seoul Downtown Seoul (), also known as Seoul Central Business District or ''Sadaemun-An'', is traditional city center and central business district of Seoul, located through Gwanghwamun of Jongno District and Seoul Station of Jung District, Seoul, Ju ...

. Formerly known as Sunggyo-bang (), it received its current name after the 1.1 km six lane road from

Hyehwa-dong Hyehwa-dong is a ''Dong (administrative division), dong'' (neighborhood) of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is adjacent to the Seoul National University Hospital. Attractions * PMC Daehangno Jayu Theater - musical ''Polaroid'' were played ...

rotary to Ihwa-dong crossroad was designated as a "street of culture" on May 5, 1985. Daehang-no is the street from the crossroad of 79–1, Jongno 5-ga, Jongno District, to Hyehwa-dong rotary, 132, Hyehwa-dong.

History

King Taejo relocated

Sungkyunkwan Sungkyunkwan () was the foremost educational institution in Korea during the late Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties. The Sungkyunkwan during the Joseon Dynasty sits in its original location, at the south end of the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus ...

to the current location on Daehang-no, after the founding of the

Joseon dynasty Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

. This gave Daehang-no its former name, "Sunggyo-bang", meaning "high respect for teaching". During the Japanese occupation,

Keijō Imperial University Keijō Imperial University was an National Seven Universities, Imperial University in Keijō (Seoul), Korea, Empire of Japan that existed between 1924 and 1946. The university was seen as the preeminent educational institution in colonial Korea. ...

was founded in this area. The university was later merged with other colleges to form the prestigious

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the SKY (universities), SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities. The university's main c ...

. In 1956,

Hakrim Dabang Hakrim Dabang () is a historic ''dabang'' (cafe) on Daehangno in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It opened in 1956, and is considered among the oldest active cafes in South Korea, and the oldest active one in Seoul. The dabang has been freq ...

, now considered among the oldest active cafes in South Korea and the oldest in

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

, opened on Daehangno. In March 1975, main campus of the

was moved to

Gwanak District Gwanak District () is one of the 25 districts (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It lies on the southern skirt of Seoul, bordering Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. The southern border of Gwanak District, bordering Anyang, consists of the craggy ridg ...

by pressure from national government. What came to the place where SNU left, was densely concentrated theatre district around

Marronnier Park Marronnier Park () is a park in the Daehangno district of Seoul. The park was designated on April 29, 1982 and is large. Overview At the center of the park is a horse chestnut (marronnier) tree, of the genus Aesculus, for which the park takes ...

, as the street was hub of Seoul's university culture in 1970s.

Notes and references

External links

Daehangno– Seoul's Theater District: Official Seoul City TourismJongno District local government website
{{WikidataCoord, display=title Neighborhoods of Jongno District Downtown Seoul Streets in Seoul Theatre districts Entertainment districts in South Korea Tourist attractions in Seoul

History

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