Jeongdok Public Library, Hwa-dong, Jongno-gu, 2014

Jeongdok Public Library () is a

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Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...

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. It is located in

Hwa-dong Hwa-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동 ) administered under its administrative dong (행정동 ), Samcheong-dong. See also *Administrative divisions of South Korea South K ...

, Jongno-gu, on Bukchon-ro. On the campus of Jeongdok Public Library was Jongchinbu (), Seoul Tangible Cultural Property number 9. Jongchinbu was constructed in 1433 and is one of three remaining

Joseon Dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

government buildings. The rest were destroyed in the Japanese

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, or the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

. Until February 1976, the site was occupied by the campus of

Kyunggi High School Kyunggi High School () is the oldest modern high school in Korea, located in Gangnam District, Seoul. The school is an all-boys school, and its counterpart is , also located in Gangnam District, Seoul. Kyunggi High School has educated many lead ...

. The Jeongdok Library opened in January 1977 on the former site of the school.Official Site of Korea Tourism Org. : Jeongdok Library
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Public transportation

The library is located within 500m of Anguk Station.

References

External links

Official site
(Korean)
Photos and history

Jongno District Libraries in Seoul {{SouthKorea-struct-stub