Inwangsan
Sign in to saveInwangsan () is a mountain in central Seoul, South Korea. It is in parts of Jongno District and Seodaemun District and has a height of . The name literally means "compassionate/benevolent king" in Korean. The mountain covers an area of 1,086,696.50 m2 and has many huge granite peaks which distinguish it from other mountains in Seoul. Each rock is named after its characteristic form, such as Gichabawi (), Chimabawi (), Iseulbawi (), Mojabawi (), and Jiryeongibawi ().
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Inwangsan
- Mountain.photo
- Mount Inwang.jpg
- Mountain.photo_size
- 280
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Southern side of Inwangsan (2023)
- Mountain.mapframe
- yes
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 338
- Mountain.location
- South Korea
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Gyeongbokgung Station
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^인왕산
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 仁王山
- Korean name/auto.child
- yes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- Seoul
- Elevation
- 338
- Image
- Mount Inwang.jpg
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- Inwangsan
- native label
- 인왕산
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- Inwangsa
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Inwangsan () is a mountain in central Seoul, South Korea. It is in parts of Jongno District and Seodaemun District and has a height of . The name literally means "compassionate/benevolent king" in Korean. The mountain covers an area of 1,086,696.50 m2 and has many huge granite peaks which distinguish it from other mountains in Seoul. Each rock is named after its characteristic form, such as Gichabawi (), Chimabawi (), Iseulbawi (), Mojabawi (), and Jiryeongibawi ().
Inwangsan is famous for its view, so many painters depicted the mountain in their works such as Jeong Seon's Inwang jesaekdo. The Fortress Wall of Seoul surrounds the mountain in which the temple Inwangsa and shrine Guksadang are located as well. Access to certain parts of the mountain, including the peak are limited during certain days and times due to the location of a military installation spanning different parts of the mountain.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Inwangsan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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