Apgujeong-dong
Apgujeong-dong is a residential, fashion, shoppin, an educational destrict in the Gangnam destrict o Seoul. The dong oreeginates frae a pavilion wi the same name foondit bi Han Myeong-hoe (Hangul: 한명회, Hanja: 韓明會 1415-1487), a heich-rankin govrenment officer durin the Joseon dynasty.[1]
Apgujeong-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 압구정동 |
| • Hanja | 狎鷗亭洞 |
| • Revised Romanisation | Apgujeong-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Apkujǒng-tong |
| Kintra | Sooth Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 33,036 |
| • Density | 13058/km2 (33,820/sq mi) |
The aurie contains upscale depairtment stores, shops, boutiques, private educations, cafes an restaurants. It is the location for heidquairters o entertainment agencies, sic as S.M. Entertainment an JYP Entertainment. The Café Pascucci coffee chain in Apgujeong wis uised as ane o the main filmin locations for Seoul Broadcasting System's 2001 drama Beautiful Days, starrin Lee Byung-hun, Choi Ji-woo, Ryu Shi-won, Shin Min-a, Lee Jung-hyun an Lee Yoo-jin[2]
It is servit bi Apgujeong Station an Sinsa Station on the Seoul Subwey Line 3.
Currently, it is ane o the walthiest neebourheids in Seoul.
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eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ a b "압구정동 (Apgujeong-dong 狎鷗亭洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived frae the original on 10 Julie 2009. Retrieved 16 Apryle 2008. Cite has empty unkent parameter:
|6=(help) - ↑ "Beautiful Days". Korean TV Drama. Korea Tourism Organization. Archived frae the original on 12 Julie 2013. Retrieved 1 Juin 2012.