Daehangno

Daehangno
Korean name
Hangul
대학로
Hanja
大學路
RRDaehangno
MRTaehangno
Former name
Hangul
숭교방
Hanja
崇敎坊
RRSunggyobang
MRSunggyobang

Daehangno (Korean: 대학로; lit. 'college road') is a road in Jongno District, Seoul, connecting Jongno 50ga 82-1 (Jongno 5-ga Intersection) to Hyehwa-dong Rotary). It also refers to the surrounding area, a hub of cultural and artistic activity. The section from Jongno 5-ga to Ewha Intersection is a four-lane road, while the section from Ewha Intersection to Hyehwa-dong Rotary is a six-lane road. The Road derives its name from the former location of Seoul National University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Overview

As part of Seoul National University's comprehensive development plan, there were two arguments: one against the relocation, which argued that the historical value and locality of the Dongsung-dong campus as the birthplace of higher education should be preserved, and the other in favor of the relocation, which argued that it was right to liquidate the remnants of Japanese colonial rule by erasing the traces of Gyeongseong Imperial University during the Japanese colonial period. The latter was chosen, and the Dongsung-dong campus was gradually relocated to Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, starting in January 1975. It was named Daehak-ro because it was the road that passed right next to the Dongsung-dong campus.

On May 4, 1985, the government initiated the creation of a "Culture and Arts Street" in the Daehak-ro area, and cultural groups and theaters scattered throughout Seoul began to gather there. As Gyeongseong Imperial University was established and later renamed Seoul National University, this area, where university culture dominated, came to be called a "youth paradise". In 2004, it was designated as the second "cultural district" in Seoul after Insa-dong, becoming a street representing Seoul's culture.

History

Major Stations

Seoul

Features

Key Buildings and Facilities

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "403 Access Denied". se-cu.com. Retrieved 2025-08-20.[dead link]
  2. ↑ 한, 준상 (1997). 동숭동의 아이들 [Children of Dongsung-dong]. Seoul: Yonsei University Press. pp. 20–22. ISBN 9788971414163.
  3. ↑ "[청계천]대학로 주변 22일부터 일방통행, 삼일고가 8월중순까지 통행가능" [[Cheonggyecheon] One-way traffic around Daehak-ro starting the 22nd, Samil Overpass open until mid-August]. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  4. ↑ "경찰, 보행자 안전·교통소통 향상 주력" [Police Focus on Improving Pedestrian Safety and Traffic Flow]. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-08-20.

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