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from mixture of pre-modern residential and commercial area into a relatively homogeneous central business district. For instance, its settlement population continued to decline dramatically. Jongno District's number of residents was 265,342 in 1985. It dropped to 154,043 in 2005, recording approximately a 42% decline. The same thing happened to Jung District, as it declined from 208,085 in 1985 to 126,679 in 2005. Policy measures kept promoting the supply of large office buildings through the '90s, when the height restriction law was not as rigorous as today. Major examples of office buildings constructed in this period include
777: 74: 116: 1912:, 40 out of 55 banks, 29 out of 54 insurance companies, and 7 out of 8 credit card issuers among entire nation have its headquarters in Downtown Seoul. Also, most of foreign financial firms are located around Gwanghwamun. This continued agglomeration of financial industry inside Downtown Seoul stems from its unparalleled centrality across almost every fields. For instance, while Yeouido is a specialized business district mostly dedicated to financial industry, Downtown Seoul is concentrated with various largest companies, governmental regulators (such as the 4605: 854: Northern village) where most of influential Koreans were living in. Despite the actual geographic dissociation between Japanese and Korean were getting mitigated over time, this geographic stereotype later encouraged local government of Keijō-fu to divide area of Downtown Seoul into Jongno District and Jung District, according to natural boundary of the Cheonggyecheon. Most of Keijō's influential economic institutions were newly constructed in southside of the Cheonggyecheon, even famous in the current names of 910: 2144: 2060: 1856: 2035:
become much important, which was only available in Downtown Seoul. So while South Korean law firms having relative competency in ordinary day-to-day litigations are headquartered in Gangnam region near Seoul Central District Court, other firms pursuing market portion in corporate legal advice and government relations are headquartered back in Downtown Seoul. For example, one of Big 4, Bae, Kim & Lee chose turning back to
1008: 123: 762:, Japanese colonial officials began to drive cityscape reconstruction. Spatial reorganization in this early colonial period was targeting subordination of Korean Empire's royal government and advancing authority of colonial government. Some of notable tough reforms during this period includes reconstructing royal palaces into public parks and zoo, and modernizing city roads. 1105:, as it was Seoul's only and the most long-established city center. This continued economic growth of Downtown Seoul is often explained as it was the only place which could satisfy face-to-face contacts among traditional governmental and economic elites in Seoul. Core regions in Downtown Seoul, such as Myeong-dong of Jung District and 2159:
Downtown Seoul suffers most heavy traffic in Seoul. Back in 1970, when Downtown Seoul was only business district in Seoul, its measured average road speed was only 12 kilometers per hour. To mitigate this high traffic congestion in downtown area, Seoul Metropolitan Government continuously put efforts
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was originally established at Myeong-dong in 1956, which was following former 'Gyeongseong Stock Market' opened at same place during Colonial Korea. For its unmatched symbolic status, Myeong-dong was still the most prominent financial district in South Korea until early 1990s, even after the national
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Yet it is notifiable that South Korean broadcasting companies almost never headquartered inside Downtown Seoul. While newspapers with long history beginning from Colonial era started their business from Downtown Seoul, younger media companies were not able to enter the downtown area due to high rent
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visited Seoul in the 1960s. Koreans were upset when their traditional heart of the Seoul city was projected in foreign TV screens as outdated old town, and this public discontent propelled redevelopment of Downtown Seoul as national initiative. Several laws for urban redevelopment to overcome severe
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in front of it, are two symbolic projects implemented to rediscover Downtown Seoul's cultural sceneries in the '90s. Completed in 2005, Cheonggyecheon stream is another unique example for projects rediscovering sceneries of Downtown Seoul. The historic stream was blocked in the 1950s, and it flowed
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Downtown Seoul in the late 20th century experienced apparent change in its function, as planned by urban regeneration policies in the 1970s and '80s. Decentralization policy made in those days successfully suppressed high demand for living in downtown area, thus Downtown Seoul successfully turned
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Yet it is remarkable that the colonial government's reconstruction of Keijō was not solely driven by interests of Japanese people living in Colonial Korea, because the colonial government sincerely wanted to assimilate entire Joseon's geographic culturescape under modern Japanese influence. While
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Yet as South Korean legal industry began advancing towards more lucrative business area such as government relations for chaebols and multinational companies, distance to local trial court became less important for Big Laws. Rather, proximity of large native business groups and foreign companies
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Another major reason of the term's variability in social usage comes from a longtime lack of an official zoning plan that defines the exact boundary of Downtown Seoul until the 2000s. Early stages of modern urban planning in Downtown Seoul came not from a zoning plan specifically targeting the
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A priority target of urban regeneration during this period was turning Downtown Seoul from a disorganized mixture of residential and commercial districts into a homogenous central business district. Thus, one of its main goals was discouraging settlement populations in Downtown Seoul. Forced
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is still seated in Downtown Seoul since its establishment in 1988. This concentration of highest courts and biggest law firms in Downtown Seoul stopped for a moment, when the Supreme Court and central trial court moved to Seocho District in 1995. For example, Bae, Kim & Lee moved from
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in the late 1990s, are clear examples of such recognitions, indicating South Korea was becoming a globally preferred tourist destination. This changing environment pushed social demand to develop tourism for Downtown Seoul by rediscovering cultural legacies. Restoration of
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Downtown Seoul naturally became national core area of newspapers and news agencies as it was sole city-centre of Seoul until late 1970s. Its central status as capital of newspapers and news agencies, is symbolized in modern high-rise building, 'Press Center'
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could be preserved as cultural heritages. However, it also meant that even severely outdated old towns outside of Japanese modernization survived to modern day South Korea. This excessive long history of Downtown Seoul's old town area discouraged
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In year 2021, the Downtown Seoul area's two major administrative component, Jung District and Jongno District's regional GDP hit 61.36 trillion won and 35.72 trillion won, respectively, ranking second and fifth among Seoul city's
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In early contemporary history of South Korea, Downtown Seoul was a sole financial district in entire nation, since most of modern financial institutions introduced in late Joseon were established inside it. For example, the
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However, though those efforts have succeeded at mitigating traffic congestions in the downtown, it is still suffering the heaviest traffic congestion in Seoul. In 2023 report from Seoul Metropolitan Government,
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It is notable that even though government-led redevelopment of all of Seoul in the 1970s and '80s was trying to decentralize Downtown Seoul's unrivaled function of central business district to Gangnam and
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on public transportation. For example, most of Seoul's subway lines crossing downtown area are built in this time around 1970s and 1980s, which today show dense concentration of subway stations along
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Urban regeneration occurred in the 1970s and '80s, when South Korea got developed enough to attract capital investments for such a program. The excited national atmosphere of preparing for the
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by designated private developers. Yet since South Korea in the 1960s were still emerging and developing country, redevelopment program for Downtown Seoul could not draw enough resources.
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However, demand for more fundamental change was standing before Downtown Seoul in the dawn of the 21st century. One of such pivotal momentum came from growing worldwide recognition of
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However, above scope of Downtown Seoul's boundary was a lot narrow understanding than historic and cultural root of the whole downtown area inside the City Wall, originally called as
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Downtown Seoul's incomparable status as historic and political center of the Seoul, can also be found by most of symbolic protests happened in contemporary history of South Korea.
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after late 1990s, Downtown Seoul still operates as important financial district, as most of banking, insurance and credit card firms are left inside it. In 2022 survey of
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Even though the Japanese colonial government intentionally divided Keijō's downtown area into Jongno District and Jung District, its 600-years old spatial integration as
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mainly referring to several areas including Gwanghwamun of Jongno District and Myeong-dong of Jung District. One of reasons comes from various denotation of Korean word
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Abrupt partition of Downtown Seoul's urban structure by Japanese colonial government was influenced by ethnic distribution inside the area. During the early periods of
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Although the area of Downtown Seoul inside the city wall had maintained a single integrated urban sphere for about 600 years through Joseon dynasty and Korean Empire,
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in Downtown Seoul are famous place where those historically important protests were held. Though the South Korean presidential palace has been moved from the
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region was a symbolic project to achieve this goal. The national government strongly supported such a relocation project through a bundle of policies called '
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to the west. This renewed boundary in year 2016 (See Figure 3. on the right) intends to include almost every areas of Jongno and Jung District inside the
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provided chances for investors. Lots of landmark office and hotel buildings in the cityscape of Downtown Seoul were built around this period, such as the
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mountain's scenic landscape by demolishing disorderly piles of buildings around it, and restoration of Gyeongbokgung's cultural landscape by dismantling
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was built in the 1970s. This concentration of political power in Downtown Seoul until 1990s led most of prominent media and law firms to settle in it.
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Japanese people in Keijō demanded reconstruction of the city to be centered in their main residential area alongside of the 'Honmachi' (present-day
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of Yongsan District in 2023, Downtown Seoul is still an unmatched symbolic place where most of significant social protests in South Korea happens.
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Ivory colored high-rise building in the left side of photo, the 'Press Center' (한국프레스센터) is symbol of South Korean journalists and news agencies.
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in 1973, followed by Lee & Ko (1977), Bae, Kim & Lee (1980), and Shin & Kim (1983). During this early days from 1970s to 1980s, the
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is one of such neighborhood. Former head of South Korean delegation to Japan in 1950, Kim Yong-ju (金龍周) claims that he was the one who advised
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to the west. Because this administrative boundary in 2000 (See Figure 2. on the right) did not exactly match with any boundaries of existing
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under scope of development restriction. However, as this renewed area from year 2016 still did not match with any boundaries of existing
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Kim, Kwang-Joong; Yoon, Il-Sung (2003). "Chapter 10: Urban Renewal and Change of the 20th Century Seoul". In Kim, Kwang-Joong (ed.).
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Meanwhile, Downtown Seoul's major component Jongno District has tremendous symbolic influence over entire South Korean politics as
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As Downtown Seoul survived harsh bombardments during the Korean War, its valuable historic sites such as Gyeongbokgung and
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under overpass roads in the 1970s. Restoring such traditional stream inside the downtown area was the right project for
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One of the industries that characterize Downtown Seoul is mass media, symbolized by largest newspaper companies like
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of Jung District) are added to 9 proxy dongs in year 2000, making a total of 15 dongs as renewed proxy as following;
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This article is about the original city center of Seoul. For other two sub-centers later developed in the 1970s, see
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This adjusted city planning in early Joseon created continuous commercial area in form of east-west axis around the
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in 2010s, Downtown Seoul was center of the old Seoul with full of powerful government executives, such as
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in Joseon dynasty. From 1990s, the Metropolitan Government started to recognize importance of preserving
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as a proxy to estimate the approximate number of people living in Downtown Seoul between 2000 and 2015:
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Investigation of Residential Conditions and Proposals for Preserving Residential Uses in Downtown Seoul
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Two thousand years of Seoul's history, Vol. 36., Transportion and Communications in contemporary Seoul
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price. This pricey huddle led broadcasting companies later established in the 1980s to settle in
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five years after Korea's liberation, United States army sent to Korea began to call this area as
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Restored in 2004, walled by high-rise office buildings on both side, standing as a eco-friendly
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Assimilating Seoul: Japanese rule and the politics of public space in colonial Korea, 1910–1945
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To achieve development of financial industry, Seoul needs to look for various policy measures
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for a memorial of Lee Han-yeol, who died fighting for South Korea's democratization from the
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still demanded a broad term encompassing two administrative divisions together. During the
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in the '90s. Jongmyo and Changdeokgung, both located in Jongno District and designated as
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divided Keijō's downtown area into two modern administrative divisions of Keijō in 1943;
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two thousand years of Seoul's history, Vol. 35., Urban development in contemporary Seoul
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two thousand years of Seoul's history, Vol. 26., City management and society of Keijō-fu
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History of urban planning in Seoul, Vol. 4., Urban planning in age of local autonomy
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in traditional Seoul. These changing trend encouraged rediscovering function of the
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Schools in Sadaemun-An goes to Gangnam (Oral History Research of Seoul, Vol. 4.)
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Seoul's autonomous districts are grouped into 5 regions under city's masterplan.
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The Downtown Seoul area (Seoul CBD) rules topmost position among Seoul's major
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are renowned examples who grew their career in Jongno as magnate politician.
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were legislated starting from 1960s, including forceful institutions such as
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relocated substantial parts of main palace's function from Gyeongbokgung to
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City Centre and Central business district in Seoul Special City, South Korea
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and the Seoul's central trial court (present Seoul Central District Court,
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of Jongno District, are the uppermost central part of Seoul still today.
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takes bus, it usually shows surge of crowds when commuters come and go.
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downtown area but rather as a part of citywide establishment of strict
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However, as the Korean Empire lost substantial autonomy after signing
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Figure 3. Administrative boundary of Downtown Seoul (Seoul Dosim,
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Figure 2. Administrative boundary of Downtown Seoul (Sadaemun-An,
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of Confucianism. According to Confucian classics, construction of
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Seoul, twentieth century, growth and change of the last 100 years
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of Jung District, composing financial district of Downtown Seoul.
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in limited sense, for both English speakers and Korean speakers.
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have primary meaning of place name referring to areas inside the
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in the 1950s as there were too many stakeholders left, creating
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In 1928, local government of Keijō designated the front yard of
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South Korean legal industry's history of agglomeration towards
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Seoul's subway stations are found densely concentrated inside
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Although many of South Korean stock brokerage firms moved to
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Further notable point is usage of term 'Downtown Region' (
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were placed on the left and the right of the main palace
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in 2017 are some of leading example for such protests.
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Before relocating some of executive ministries to the
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In 2020 survey of 1135:between Jongno District and Jung District, the 3014:[Korean War and Damage of Seoul (1)]. 2844: 2398:National Museum of Korean Contemporary History 2393:National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 1113:'90s and '00s: Renaissance of Seoul's old soul 4337: 3230:Lee, Jong Youl; Anderson, Chad David (2013). 2893:Toward a spatial plan for downtown Seoul 2030 2684: 1839:(4.15 million won), Jung (4.04 million won), 964:, not to bomb major areas in Downtown Seoul. 2890:Kim, Sun-Wung; Kim, Sang-Il (14 July 2008). 2718: 2529: 2092: 2013: 1992: 1975: 1958: 1941: 1888:and still operates in same place. Also, the 1779:protests around impeachment of Park Geun-hye 1753: 1640: 1634: 1336: 1330: 1320: 1314: 1296: 1290: 1261: 1241: 1221: 1215: 1076: 845: 831: 720: 714: 618:. So Joseon had to detour instructions from 605: 595: 542: 530: 524: 495: 489: 475: 465: 459: 327: 269: 253: 4249:"평일 평균 시속 17.5km... 서울 시내 교통체증 가장 극심한 도로는?" 3858:Lee, Hoo-nam; Choi, Joon-ho (14 May 2009). 3385:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 3272:[There is only one 'city-centre']. 3229: 2978: 2976: 2974: 1342: 851: 837: 611: 601: 511:of the Joseon, as geographic embodiment of 481: 4344: 4330: 3587: 2285:Personal Information Protection Commission 862:. Key examples of these buildings include 3806:"2021년 서울 1인당 GRDP 4만달러 돌파... 전년대비 3.4%↑" 3296: 2297:National Human Rights Commission of Korea 1139:is a soul of 21st-century Downtown Seoul. 3922:] (in Korean). The Seoul Institute. 3754:. Pearson & Partners. 25 August 2020 3618: 3050: 3048: 3046: 3044: 2971: 2885: 2883: 2881: 2714: 2712: 2680: 2678: 2142: 2058: 1936:South Korea's top 4 biggest law firms - 1854: 1676: 1662: 1272: 1122: 1006: 908: 905:'50s and '60s: Liberation and Korean War 775: 504:(Korean mile) outside of the City Wall. 4273: 4128: 4126: 4091: 4065:"알고보니 광화문이 '돈'화문... 수익 좇는 로펌 빅4 줄줄이 이사" 3857: 3505:"Beginners guide to Seoul office lease" 3498: 3496: 3191: 2982: 2916: 2727:Fundamental Plan for the Downtown Seoul 2668: 2243: 2215:, a road connected to south end of the 1920:), and foreign embassies influenced by 1800: 1739:Korea National Assembly Proceeding Hall 604: Street for the Six Ministries or 4648: 4058: 4056: 4001: 3999: 3912:주, 재욱; 김, 진하; 윤, 종진 (31 August 2022). 3653:. London, United Kingdom. 11 June 2008 3326:"서울도심기본계획을 재수립한다는데, 도심(downtown)이 뭐지?" 2889: 2482: 2292:Nuclear Safety and Security Commission 1721:of Jung District until 1990s, and the 1353:in a broad sense, or areas around the 122: 4325: 3198:Journal of Korea Planning Association 3041: 2878: 2788: 2784: 2782: 2780: 2748: 2746: 2709: 2675: 2313:Cultural heritages and public museums 1880:in Colonial Korea, is established at 1685:, millions of people gathered around 1185:Government-General of Chōsen Building 890:Government-General of Chōsen Building 840: Southern village), compared to 397: 4215: 4192:"Seoul Foreign Correspondents' Club" 4123: 3884: 3529: 3493: 3437: 3399: 3153: 3054: 2917:Song, In-Ho; Kim, Mee-Joung (2014). 2853: 2819: 2238: 2172:, including famous stations such as 2079:, or the only national news agency, 1305:, but variable terms under changing 1073:Equalization policy for high schools 1023:. It is now named as 'Seoul Square'. 1003:Gangnam § State-led development 713:, the name of Seoul was Hwangseong ( 652:, starting from southern end of the 541:instructs principle of '左祖右社 面朝後市' ( 500:) which was a ring-shaped region 10 4053: 3996: 3911: 3833:"서울 종로구 직장인 월급... 평균 426만원 '전국 1위'" 3772: 3720:Yoo, Cheong-mo (13 December 2023). 3719: 3699: 3558: 3502: 3350: 3116: 2752: 2307:Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation 1918:Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation 1602:of Jongno District (8 dongs), plus 13: 4133:최, 승영; 강, 아영 (29 September 2020). 4132: 3860:"Myeong-dong, yesterday and today" 3441:서울도시계획사 4 지방자치시대의 도시계획 (서울역사총서 12) 3297:McKechnie, Ben (1 February 2024). 2777: 2743: 2103:Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club 1101:, it continuously kept growing as 933:, a tragic civil war initiated by 766:Colonial Korea under Japanese rule 212:17.9 km (6.9 sq mi) 14: 4682: 4300: 4246: 4161: 4062: 4032: 4005: 3975: 3885:Park, Anna J. (2 November 2020). 3830: 3803: 3530:Kang, Hyun-kyung (5 March 2012). 3468: 3323: 3267: 3089:사대문 안 학교들, 강남으로 가다 (서울역사구술자료집 4권) 3085: 3016:The Korea Spatial Planning Review 3009: 2823:서울도시계획사 1 현대 이전의 도시계획 (서울역사총서 12) 2233: 2132: 1775:protest against import of US beef 1199:Planning, boundary and denotation 1043:), the headquarters building for 94:Seoul Central Business District, 4624:(Central Business District, CBD) 4603: 4169:Journalists Association of Korea 4140:Journalists Association of Korea 4008:"對官 업무로 영역 넓히는 로펌들, 다시 '광화문 시대'" 3700:Kim, Eun-jung (15 August 2022). 3619:Haberman, Clyde (17 June 1987). 2923:Journal of Architectural History 2085:Journalists Association of Korea 1253: 1233: 1207: 704: 549:Confucian royal ancestral shrine 121: 114: 72: 4267: 4240: 4209: 4184: 4155: 4092:Collins, Samuel Gerald (2017). 4085: 4026: 3969: 3943: 3905: 3878: 3851: 3824: 3797: 3766: 3740: 3692: 3665: 3639: 3612: 3581: 3552: 3523: 3462: 3431: 3393: 3344: 3317: 3290: 3261: 3223: 3192:Lee, Su-Bin; Nahm, Jin (2021). 3185: 3147: 3110: 3079: 3003: 2789:Henry, Todd A. (October 2016). 2339:National Palace Museum of Korea 334:Seoul Central Business District 4035:"법률서비스산업 성장 견인... '6대 로펌' 역사는" 3915:서울시, 금융산업 발전 위해 다양한 정책수단 모색 필요 2948: 2910: 2813: 2797:University of California Press 2093: 2014: 1993: 1976: 1959: 1942: 1754: 1641: 1635: 1337: 1331: 1321: 1315: 1297: 1291: 1262: 1242: 1222: 1216: 1077: 899: 846: 832: 721: 715: 606: 596: 543: 531: 525: 496: 490: 476: 466: 460: 328: 270: 254: 104:Boundary of the Downtown Seoul 1: 4098:Digital Culture & Society 3477:2040 Seoul Comprehensive Plan 3351:양, 1재섭; 이, 재수; 이, 호석 (2001). 3210:10.17208/jkpa.2021.11.56.6.22 2759:The Journal of Korean Studies 2431:Private galleries and museums 2344:National Folk Museum of Korea 2280:Financial Services Commission 2265:Board of Audit and Inspection 2260:Constitutional Court of Korea 1914:Financial Services Commission 1750:South Korean general election 1729:of Jongno District. Even the 1723:Constitutional Court of Korea 1707:Board of Audit and Inspection 1494:as cultural boundary between 1067:) from Downtown Seoul to the 388:Gwanghwamun Business District 3978:"외국계 증권사, 여의도보다 광화문 좋아하는 이유" 3248:10.1080/10630732.2013.855511 2207:, which are both located in 1737:of Jung District before the 1630:of Jung District (7 dongs). 1512:to the South (including the 1049:Kyobo Life Insurance Company 946:Fortunately, though some of 685:of Japanese Empire, and the 233:5,900/km (15,000/sq mi) 7: 4135:"서울 중구·종로구는 왜 언론사 '메카'가 됐나" 3773:Ryu, Jongpil (4 May 2018). 3647:"A beef with the president" 3363:Seoul Development Institute 3236:Journal of Urban Technology 2636: 2275:Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1922:Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1647: 1508:to the North, some part of 1176:UNESCO World Heritage Sites 1011:Built 1977 in front of the 801:Japanese Government-General 306: 292: 10: 4687: 3804:김, 기훈 (21 December 2023). 3779:Cornell Real Estate Review 3606:10.2747/0272-3638.30.3.239 3559:Kim, Arin (4 March 2024). 3503:Lee, Sue (18 March 2011). 3361:] (in Korean). Seoul: 3324:이, 제선 (12 November 2022). 3086:김, 현숙 (10 February 1992). 2413:Bank of Korea Money Museum 2136: 2052: 2041: 2039:of Jung District in 2020. 1850: 1804: 1666: 1116: 1021:South Korea's rapid growth 1000: 987:tragedy of the anticommons 978:tragedy of the anticommons 769: 669:(located near present-day 406: 164:37.5722099°N 126.9768146°E 29: 18: 4612: 4601: 4525: 4440: 4431: 4359: 4351: 4247:박, 기현 (23 October 2023). 3831:이, 호 (26 February 2024). 3698:For recent examples, see 3627:. New York, United States 3588:Salmenkari, Taru (2009). 3418:10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.9.39 3268:이, 진원 (12 January 2009). 2935:10.7738/JAH.2014.23.2.065 2608:National Theater of Korea 2530:Other tourist attractions 2477:The Museum of Agriculture 2055:Mass media in South Korea 1562:of Jongno District, plus 1459:of Jongno District, plus 402: 380:Central Business District 348:central business district 313: 299: 285: 262: 246: 241: 237: 229: 221: 216: 208: 203: 195: 187: 143: 109: 102: 91: 71: 65:Central business district 58: 48: 4219:서울2천년사 제36 현대 서울의 교통과 통신 4162:장, 우성 (16 August 2007). 3982:The Korea Economic Daily 2857:서울2천년사 제26권 경성부 도시행정과 사회 2270:Government Complex Seoul 2048: 1931: 1926:Government Complex Seoul 1771:June Democratic Struggle 1703:Government Complex Seoul 691:Government Complex Seoul 438:made great influence on 307:Sŏul toshim, Sŏul shinae 293:Seoul dosim, Seoul sinae 52: 4636:Business District (YBD) 4630:Business District (GBD) 4110:10.25969/mediarep/13517 4063:김, 수민 (14 March 2020). 4006:김, 아사 (13 April 2019). 3976:박, 희진 (21 March 2014). 3172:10.1023/A:1007102912842 3058:서울2천년사 제35권 현대 서울의 도시건설 2546:Dongdaemun Design Plaza 2408:Seoul Museum of History 2139:Transportation in Seoul 1843:(3.92 million won) and 1829:25 autonomous districts 1363:height restriction laws 1303:administrative division 1246:) between 2000 and 2015 1033:Summer Olympics of 1988 896:around Yookcho Street. 553:Altar of Soil and grain 169:37.5722099; 126.9768146 3957:. Seoul. 26 April 2005 3400:Rhee, Bum-Hun (2014). 3354:서울 도심부 주거실태와 주거확보방향 연구 3154:Nahm, Kee-Bom (1999). 3010:손, 정목 (15 July 1996). 2685:서울특별시 역사도심재생과 (2015). 2423:Seoul Education Museum 2418:Seoul City Wall Museum 2371:Fortress Wall of Seoul 2156: 2064: 1868: 1793:of Jongno District to 1715:Supreme Court of Korea 1694: 1278: 1140: 1024: 922: 796: 665:to eastern end of the 559:(朝) to the front, and 551:(祖) goes to the left, 394:' at the heart of it. 4164:"프레스센터, 태평로 25번지의 小史" 4033:서, 영상 (3 July 2017). 2956:U.S. Army Map Service 2771:10.1353/jks.2016.0003 2719:서울특별시 도심재창조과 (2023). 2536:Bukchon Hanok Village 2146: 2137:Further information: 2062: 2053:Further information: 1895:Korean Stock Exchange 1893:government relocated 1890:Korean Stock Exchange 1858: 1680: 1669:Jongno (constituency) 1663:Politics and protests 1276: 1126: 1117:Further information: 1051:(built in 1980 along 1039:(built in 1971 along 1010: 1001:Further information: 912: 878:Bukchon Hanok Village 779: 770:Further information: 681:) in Joseon dynasty, 407:Further information: 135:Location within Seoul 4281:Korea Joongang Daily 3864:Korea Joongang Daily 3728:. Seoul, South Korea 3708:. Seoul, South Korea 3680:. Seoul, South Korea 2753:Lee, Sinwoo (2016). 2669:Notes and references 2658:Jung District, Seoul 2586:Myeongdong Cathedral 2244:Government buildings 2186:Euljiro 3-ga station 2027:of Jung District to 2020:Constitutional Court 1847:(3.90 million won). 1801:Economy and industry 1544:administrative dongs 1441:administrative dongs 1437:administrative dongs 1159:(built in 1999) and 440:imagined geographies 329:서울 도심, 서울 도심부, 서울 시내 287:Revised Romanization 230: • Density 3839:(in Korean). Sejong 2483:Streets and regions 2467:Kumho Museum of Art 2462:Ilmin Museum of Art 2403:Seoul Museum of Art 1910:The Seoul Institute 1795:Presidential Office 1725:is still seated in 1281:Like American term 1083:Whimoon High School 1065:Whimoon High School 1029:Asian Games of 1986 683:colonial governance 442:of Seoul, like the 159: /  4661:Geography of Seoul 4614:Business districts 4255:(in Korean). Seoul 4172:(in Korean). Seoul 4143:(in Korean). Seoul 4073:(in Korean). Seoul 4041:(in Korean). Seoul 4014:(in Korean). Seoul 3984:(in Korean). Seoul 3812:(in Korean). Seoul 3625:The New York Times 3332:(in Korean). Seoul 3278:(in Korean). 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Gangnam
Yeouido
The Mountain Goats
Sweden (album)
City Centre
Central business district
Photo of Downtown Seoul
Inwangsan
Downtown Seoul is located in Seoul
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Hangul
Hanja
都心
市內
Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
Korean
city center
central business district
Seoul
Gwanghwamun
Jongno District
Seoul Station
Jung District
Sejong-daero
Jong-ro
Gwanghwamun
Seongjeosimni
Seoul
Joseon

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