Jeongdok Public Library () is a

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. It is located in Hwa-dong,

Jongno-gu upright=1, Bosingak bell pavilion Jongno District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It is the historic center of Seoul that contains Gyeongbokgung, the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, and the Blue House, the for ...

, 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 ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

government buildings. The rest were destroyed in the Japanese

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, occupation, or the

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. 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 leade ...

. 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 from exit 1 of Line 3

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Other information

Hours of Operation

Study Rooms

* Weekdays: 07:00 - 22:00 (from November to February: 08:00 - 22:00) * Weekends: 07:00 - 22:00 (from November to February: 08:00 - 22:00)

References

External links

Official site
(Korean) *

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