Bugaksan
Bugaksan | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Bugaksan |
McCune–Reischauer | Pugaksan |
Alternate name | |
Hangul | 백악산 |
Hanja | 白岳山 |
Revised Romanization | Baegaksan |
McCune–Reischauer | Paegaksan |
Bugaksan (Korean: 북악산) is a mountain north of the former royal palace Gyeongbokgung in Seoul. The mountain is also known as Baegaksan (백악산). Inwangsan, Naksan, and Namsan are the mountains that surround the Seoul Basin. The bedrock is granite and is about 342 meters (1,122 ft) high.[1]
Gallery
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Late 19th century photograph of Bugaksan and Gwanghwamun
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1915 painting of Bugaksan by An Jung-sik
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1953 view of the mountain, from Namsan. The Japanese General Government Building, Seoul can be seen standing where Gyeongbokgung stood before
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Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin and the mountain. The Blue House and the Statue of King Sejong can also be seen in the bottom. (2011)
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View from the mountain looking north (2016)
See also
References
37°36′22″N 126°59′00″E / 37.60611°N 126.98333°E