Secondary schools generally require students wear uniforms. The Han River and its surrounding area played an important role in Korean history. The is also located on the grounds of the. Archived from on 10 July 2012. × Latitude and Longitude To calculate the prayer times for a given location, we need to know the latitude and the longitude of your current city or town, along with the local timezone for that location. Time zone boundaries usually follow country or administrative borders. Further south are the old suburbs, and.
As of June 2011, 186,631 foreigners were citizens of Korean ancestry. The tallest building is Lotte World Tower, reaching a height of 555m. Archived from on 31 October 2016. The is a landmark of the , and the biggest Catholic church in Seoul established in 1883. Seoul is home to various , including three science high schools, and six foreign language High Schools. Seoul is also home to the world's largest indoor ,. Archived from on 8 October 2010.
The , one of nine municipal museums in Seoul, offers visitors an educational and emotional experience of various wars in which Korea was involved, including themes. In 2017 the opened, spanning diagonally overtop Seoul Station. In addition, East Seoul Bus Terminal in and Sangbong Terminal in handles traffics mainly from Gangwon and Chungcheong provinces. Although it accounts for only 0. Winters are usually cold to freezing with average January high and low temperatures of 1.
The monitors and publicly shares real-time air quality data. Some gu have only a few dong while others like Jongno District have a very large number of distinct neighbourhoods. There are many Protestant churches in Seoul. Urban and civil planning was a key concept when Seoul was first designed to serve as a capital in the late 14th century. Archived from on 7 January 2007. There are also various parks under construction or in project, such as the Forest Trail, Seoul Station 7017, Seosomun Memorial Park and Yongsan Park.
Both banks of the Han River have cycling paths that run all the way across the city along the river. And in any city available in our database. If you see a toggle, make sure it turned on and blue. The and provide information regarding Korean culinary history. Climate data for Seoul normals 1981—2010, extremes 1907—present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C °F 14. Major manufacturers are headquartered in the city, including , , , and.
The main palace, , underwent a large-scale restoration project. In addition, the city is served by the and the , which provides , and inside subway cars. It is located in , , and is cathedral of the. Seoul is surrounded by a mountainous and hilly landscape, with located on the northern edge of the city. In , , neolithic remains were excavated and accidentally discovered by a flood in 1925. The is the largest electronics market in Asia. The narrow, dirty lanes have been widened, gutters have been covered, roadways broadened.
The former is operated by Seoul City Council and sits adjacent to Palace, a Joseon dynasty royal palace. In everyday life people use official local time which almost always differs from solar time. There are also many buildings constructed with international styles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Other notable streets in downtown Seoul include , , , , Yulgongno, and Toegyero. During the Joseon dynasty, the gates were opened and closed each day, accompanied by the ringing of large bells at the. Areas around streams serve as public places for relaxation and recreation. Seoul is within measurable distance of becoming the highest, most interesting and cleanest city in the East.
Following the war, Seoul began to focus on reconstruction and modernization. Historically, the city was during the dynasty bounded by the , which stretched between the four main mountains in central Seoul: , , and. Seoul became the first city in East Asia to introduce electricity in the royal palace, built by the and a decade later Seoul also implemented electrical street lights. The suburbs of Seoul are generally cooler than the center of Seoul because of the effect. Archived from on 7 May 2017. Finally, the Seoul branch of the , whose main museum is located in , opened in 2013, in Sogyeok-dong.