Myeongdong

Myeongdong is a dong in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea between Chungmu ro, Eulji-ro, and Namdaemun-ro. It covers 0.99km² with a population of 3, 409 and is mostly a commercial place, being one in every of Seoul's important buying, parade path and tourism districts. In 2011, 2012 and 2013, Myeong-dong changed into listed as the 9th most high-priced purchasing street in the international. The area is thought for its traditionally full-size sites, specifically the Myeongdong Cathedral and the Myeongdong Nanta Theatre. Myeongdong dates returned to the Joseon Dynasty while it became referred to as Myeongryebang and basically a residential place.

During the Japanese generation the call changed into modified to Myeongchijeong and has become greater of a commercial district, being stimulated by the rising trade in the neighboring Chungmuro location. It have become the legit district of Myeongdong in 1946, after independence. After the Korean War and into the 1960, the financial system blossomed and the monetary sector from Namdaemun-ro and Euljiro steadily extended into Myeongdong. The region flourished as metropolis renovations passed off and highrise buildings had been built.