Nagwon-dong

Nagwon-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. Nagwon (낙원, 樂園) means "paradise" in Korean.[1] It is a legal dong (법정동 法定洞) governed under its administrative dong (행정동 行政洞), Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong.[2][3]

Nagwon-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul낙원동
 • Hanja樂園洞
 • Revised RomanizationNagwon dong
 • McCune–ReischauerNakwon tong
CountrySouth Korea

Attractions

Nagwon Instrument Arcade

Nagwon Instrument Arcade has traditionally been Korea's largest collection of music stores and is very close to Insa-dong. Built in 1968, the Nagwon building is a pillar based, mixed-use complex. On the first floor, there is a four lane road and a market below. Above the shopping area, there are apartments. The second and third floors of the Nagwon building has a few hundred music stores clustered together. Various instruments and other music-related equipment such as amps, speakers and karaoke machines can be found there. There are people there to sell or repair instruments for beginners and experts alike. On the fourth floor, there is a theater that used to premiere films and was called the 'Hollywood Theater'. Presently, it has turned into the 'Seoul Art Cinema' and 'dance musical private theater' which play 'Silver Theater' films for senior citizens, independent films, and other specialty films.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Yoon, Sojong (March 24, 2017). "Enjoy a musical paradise at Nagwon Instrument Arcade". Korea.net.
  2. "낙원동 (Nagwon-dong 樂園洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  3. "Nagwon-dong name's origin" (in Korean). Jongno 1, 2, 3, 4 ga-dong Resident office website. Archived from the original on 2005-01-02. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  4. http://english.visitseoul.net/shopping/Nagwon-Instrument-Arcade_/9722
  5. http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Society/view?articleId=145027


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