Hyehwa-dong is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of

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 ...

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, South Korea. It is adjacent to the

Seoul National University Hospital Seoul National University Hospital () is a teaching hospital located in Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It is a general and teaching hospital of Seoul National University's College of Medicine. Description It consists of four bran ...

Attractions

* PMC Daehangno Jayu Theater - musical ''Polaroid'' were played from 3 to 24 August 2008, starring Andy of

Shinhwa Shinhwa () is a South Korean six-member boy band based in Seoul, composed of Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin, and Andy Lee (South Korean singer), Andy Lee. Launched by SM Entertainment on March 24, 1998, the group si ...

and former

Miss Korea Miss Korea () is a national beauty pageant in South Korea. The reigning Miss Korea is Kim Chae-Won who was crowned on September 24, 2024. History The first Miss Korea competition took place in 1957 and was sponsored by the Korean newspaper Ha ...

Lee Hanee Lee Hanee (; born March 2, 1983), also known as Honey Lee, is a South Korean actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Korea 2006 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2007. She is known for starring in the film ...

."Musicals: Polaroid"
''Korea Herald''. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2012-04-10

Education

Lycée International Xavier LYCÉE INTERNATIONAL XAVIER (LIX) is a French school located in Seoul on the northern side of the Han River (Jongno-gu). It has been operating since March 2002 with the French ambassador's consent and the authorization of Seoul's Board of Educati ...

was located in this ''dong''. It moved to

Gugi-dong Gugi-dong is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동 ) administered under its administrative dong (행정동 ), Pyeongchang-dong. Attractions Bukhansan National Park includes several hikin ...

in May 2005.School History

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Sungkyunkwan University Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU or ''Seongdae'', ) is a private research university with campuses in Seoul and Suwon, South Korea. The institution traces its origins to the historic Sungkyunkwan founded in 1398 in central Seoul.Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is made up of 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 List of special cities of South Korea#Position in hierarchy and types, metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 List of special cities of South Korea, special city (''teukbyeo ...

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External links

Jongno District Official site in English

Jongno District Official site

Status quo of Jongno District by administrative dong

Hyehwa-dong Resident office

Origin of Hyehwa-dong name
Neighborhoods of Jongno District {{Seoul-geo-stub