Historic Sites of Yanghwanaru Ferry Dock and Jamdubong Peak, Seoul

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.399

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Designated year

1997

Location

마포구, 서울특별시— 서울 마포구 토정로 6 (합정동)

Coordinates

37.543891, 126.912201

These are sacred Catholic sites in Jamdubong Peak and Yanghwanaru Ferry. The name Jamdubong was given to this place because it looked like the head of a silkworm, which is what Jamdu means in Korean. In 1966, the Korean Catholic Church built a church and a memorial hall in Jamdubong, making the areas around the church and hall a park. In the church and memorial hall, vestiges of many scholars related to the Catholic Church during the late Joseon Dynasty are displayed, such as Yi Byeok, Yi Ga-hwan, and Jeong Yak-yong. Other monuments including the statues of Kim Dae-geon and Nam Jong-sam and the memorial tower stand in the park. Yanghwanaru Ferry was designated as a historical site, following Jamdubong Peak. Though it has lost its old atmosphere, Yanghwanaru was a very crowded and prosperous center for water transport where grains were distributed and a military base was located in the Joseon Dynasty. We have found many historic traces here, showing many dramatic changes in history.

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