Jamsil-dong
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Jamsil-dong 회기동 District of Songpa-gu (Seoul) |
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 30 '41 " N , 127 ° 6' 7" E |
| surface | 5.21 km² |
| Residents | 115,739 (2013) |
| Population density | 22,215 inhabitants / km² |
Jamsil-dong ( 잠실동 ) is a neighborhood in the Songpa district of Seoul . It includes the Lotte World amusement park and the sports complex built for the 1988 Summer Olympics .
history
Jamsil ( 잠실 ) is the Korean name for a place where silkworms are raised. At the site of today's city district Jamsil-dong, the place Dongjamsil where during was originally Joseon Dynasty , the sericulture was promoted by the state.
Sights and leisure facilities
- Lotte World (largest indoor amusement park in the world)
- Lotte World Tower (seventh tallest structure in the world)
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Jamsil Sports Complex (built for the 1988 Olympic Games)
- Seoul Olympic Stadium
- Jamsil swimming pool
- Jamsil gym
- Jamsil boxing hall
- Jamsil ballpark
- Seokchon Lake Park
- Norimadang (Korean Traditional Performing Theater)
Picture gallery
Castle on the Magic Island in Seokchon Lake Park
Lotte World from a bird's eye view
Lotte World Tower: 112 floors, 555.7 meters
Seoul Olympic Stadium: football stadium with athletics facility
Individual evidence
- ↑ lifeinkorea.com
- ↑ english.visitseoul.net ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
