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Lee Joon, 10.5 years in prison (later reduced to 7.5 years) Lee Han-sang, 7 years in prison. On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department Store ( Korean: 삼풍백화점; Hanja: 三豐百貨店) in Seoul, South Korea, collapsed due to a structural failure. The collapse killed 502 people and injured 937, making it the largest peacetime disaster in ...
Seoul. Ulsan. v. t. e. The districts of Seoul are the twenty-five gu ("districts"; hangeul: 구; hanja: 區) comprising Seoul, South Korea. The gu vary greatly in area (from 10 to 47 km 2) and population (from less than 140,000 to 630,000). Songpa-gu is the most populated, while Seocho-gu has the largest area. Gu are similar to London 's or New ...
3,400/km 2 (8,700/sq mi) Myeong-dong[ a] ( Korean : 명동; Hanja : 明洞; lit. 'bright neighborhood') is a dong (neighborhood) in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea between Chungmu-ro, Eulji-ro, and Namdaemun-ro . Myeongdong is known for being one of Seoul's main shopping, parade route, and tourism districts. [ 1] In 2023, it was listed as the ...
The Bank of Korea is seated in Sogong-dong of Jung District, composing financial district of Downtown Seoul. In early contemporary history of South Korea, Downtown Seoul was a sole financial district in entire nation, since most of modern financial institutions introduced in late Joseon were established inside it.
As Seoul's International District, Itaewon is known for serving cuisine that are not widely available in Korea, such as those from Great Britain, Germany, France, India, Italy, Southeast Asia, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Mexico, United States of America and Canada. Essentially, it is known as the "International District" or sometimes as "Western ...
A sketch of the Seodaemun (Great West Gate) around 1894. Seodaemun District ( Korean: 서대문구, romanized : Seodaemun-gu, "Great West Gate") is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea . Seodaemun has a population of 313,814 (2010) and has a geographic area of 17.61 km 2 (6.8 sq mi ), and is divided into 14 dong (administrative ...
Lotte World Mall (Korean: 롯데월드몰) is a shopping complex in the Songpa District of Seoul, South Korea. First opened in October 2014, [1] it includes the Lotte World Tower, the Lotte World Mall building, and the Avenue L building. The Lotte World Mall's site comprises 26,000 square meters, with a total floor area of 244,000 square meters.
167,346. Time zone. UTC+9 ( Korea Standard Time) Songdo ( Korean : 송도 ), officially known as Songdo International Business District (Songdo IBD), is a smart city [ 2] built on 600 ha (1,500 acres) of reclaimed land along Incheon 's waterfront, [ 3] 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Seoul, South Korea. It is connected to Incheon International ...