Taejongdae () is a natural park on the southernmost point of
Yeongdo District,
Busan
Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
, South Korea. It is a popular tourist attraction in Busan, with dense evergreen trees and facilities for tourists such as an observatory, an amusement park, a light house, and a cruise ship terminal. It is said that its name to have taken from
King Taejong Muyeol (604–661), the 29th king of the
Silla Kingdom who liked to practice archery there after the unification of the
Three Kingdoms of Korea
The Three Kingdoms of Korea or Samhan (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) competed for hegemony over the Korea, Korean Peninsula during the ancient period of History of Korea, Korean history. During the Three Kingdoms period (), many states and statele ...
. Taejongdae is designated as the 28 Busan monument, along with Oryukdo Island.
Gallery
File:Taejongdae.jpg, Entrance
File:Korea-Busan-Taejongdae-08.jpg, Lighthouse on the cliff
File:Busan Taejongdae 145.jpg
File:Taejongdae observatory.jpg
File:Korea-Busan-Taejongdae-14.jpg
See also
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Haeundae
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Gwangalli Beach
The Gwangalli Beach () or Gwangan Beach is a beach in Gwangan 2(i)-dong, Suyeong District, Busan, South Korea. It is west of Haeundae Beach. It sits inside a cove spanned by the Gwangan Bridge and covers 82,000 square meters over a length of 1. ...
References
External links
Information about TaejongdaeCity of Busan - busan official site
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Tourist attractions in Busan
Parks in Busan
Scenic Sites of South Korea
Geography of Busan