Namsan (
Korean: 남산;
lit. South Mountain), officially Namsan Mountain, is a 270-meter (890 ft)-high peak in
Jung-gu,
Seoul, South Korea. It was also known as Mongmyeoksan, or 목멱산 / 木覓山 in the past. It offers some hiking, picnic areas and views of
downtown Seoul's skyline. The
N Seoul Tower is located on top of Mt. Namsan.
The mountain and its surrounding area is Namsan Park, a
public park maintained by the city government, which has panoramic views of Seoul. It is also the location of a smoke signal station called Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower (목멱산 봉수대; Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae), which was part of an
emergency communication system during much of Seoul's history until 1985. From 1925 to 1945 the
Shinto shrine known as
Chōsen Shrine was situated on Mt. Namsan.[1]
In 2011, a survey was conducted by Seoul Development Institute, which included 800 residents and 103 urban planners and architects. It ranked Mt. Namsan as the most scenic location in Seoul by 62.8 percent of residents and 70.9 percent of the experts surveyed.[2]
N Seoul Tower: N Seoul Tower's height reaches 480 meters (1,570 ft) above sea level, and it sits in the 90 square meters (970 sq ft) of Mt. Namsan So.
Namsangol Hanok Village: Seoul restored 24,180 acres of terrain which had been damaged for a long time and rejuvenated the traditional garden, and relocated and restored five Traditional Hanok buildings.
Namsan cable car: It was the first
cable car facility in Korea. It was first opened on 12 May 1962, and is the longest-running cable car in Korea that has run without a day's rest.
Namsan (
Korean: 남산;
lit. South Mountain), officially Namsan Mountain, is a 270-meter (890 ft)-high peak in
Jung-gu,
Seoul, South Korea. It was also known as Mongmyeoksan, or 목멱산 / 木覓山 in the past. It offers some hiking, picnic areas and views of
downtown Seoul's skyline. The
N Seoul Tower is located on top of Mt. Namsan.
The mountain and its surrounding area is Namsan Park, a
public park maintained by the city government, which has panoramic views of Seoul. It is also the location of a smoke signal station called Mongmyeoksan Beacon Tower (목멱산 봉수대; Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae), which was part of an
emergency communication system during much of Seoul's history until 1985. From 1925 to 1945 the
Shinto shrine known as
Chōsen Shrine was situated on Mt. Namsan.[1]
In 2011, a survey was conducted by Seoul Development Institute, which included 800 residents and 103 urban planners and architects. It ranked Mt. Namsan as the most scenic location in Seoul by 62.8 percent of residents and 70.9 percent of the experts surveyed.[2]
N Seoul Tower: N Seoul Tower's height reaches 480 meters (1,570 ft) above sea level, and it sits in the 90 square meters (970 sq ft) of Mt. Namsan So.
Namsangol Hanok Village: Seoul restored 24,180 acres of terrain which had been damaged for a long time and rejuvenated the traditional garden, and relocated and restored five Traditional Hanok buildings.
Namsan cable car: It was the first
cable car facility in Korea. It was first opened on 12 May 1962, and is the longest-running cable car in Korea that has run without a day's rest.