{{short description|Park in Seoul, South Korea}} {{Infobox park | name = Marronnier Park | image = 마로니에공원.jpg | image_caption = The park in 2020 | coordinates = {{Coord|37.580503|N|127.002807|E|display=title,inline}} | area = {{convert|0.5802|ha|acres}} | established = {{start date|1982|04|29}} | location = 104, [[Daehangno]], [[Jongno District]], [[Seoul]], South Korea<ref name=":0" /> | mapframe-zoom = 16 | module = {{Infobox Korean name |child = yes |hangul = 마로니에 공원 |hanja = 마로니에 公園 |rr = Maronie Gongwon |mr = Maronie Kongwŏn }} }} '''Marronnier Park''' ({{Korean|hangul=마로니에 공원}}) is a park in the [[Daehangno]] district of [[Seoul]].

The park was designated on April 29, 1982 and is {{Convert|5802|m2|ft2}} large.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |script-title=ko:서울의 공원 |url=http://parks.seoul.go.kr/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=parks.seoul.go.kr |language=ko}}</ref>

==Overview==

At the center of the park is a [[Common Horse-chestnut|horse chestnut]] (marronnier) tree, of the genus ''[[Aesculus]]'', for which the park takes its name. The Marronnier originates from the [[Mediterranean Sea]] region.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Marronnier Park |url=https://english.visitseoul.net/nature/Marronnier-Park/ENP002071 |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=english.visitseoul.net |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Marronnier Park (마로니에공원) |url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/cms/dispatcher.jsp?cid=264313&fid=ENGA02020700&ctypeid=76}}</ref> From May to June, red or white flowers bloom.

In the park is the {{Ill|Former Main Building of Seoul National University|ko|구 서울대학교 본관}},<ref name=":0" /> then [[Keijō Imperial University]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Former Main Building of Seoul National University |url=https://english.cha.go.kr/chaen/search/selectGeneralSearchDetail.do;jsessionid=ysSDPdOLoXnQx1fWXGsfZ1PptShOioUBUIFtML9f1Y1rVxawJpPdtB7qyYvCtja2.cha-was01_servlet_engine4?mn=EN_02_02&sCcebKdcd=13&ccebAsno=02780000&sCcebCtcd=11&pageIndex=25&region=&canAsset=&ccebPcd1=&searchWrd=&startNum=&endNum=&stCcebAsdt=&enCcebAsdt=&canceled=&ccebKdcd=13&ccebCtcd= |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=[[Cultural Heritage Administration]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

==Culture== Though the park is not very large it forms the center of one of Seoul's major theater districts, [[Daehangno]], and is a popular gathering spot for the city's university students.

==Location== [[Hyehwa-dong]], [[Jongno District]], near number 2 Exit [[Hyehwa Station]] of line {{rint|seoul|4}}.<ref name=":1" />

==References== <references/>

==External links== {{Commons category inline|Marronnier Park}} *[https://archive.today/20041123190112/http://www.jongno.go.kr/english/attraction/park04_Marronnier.htm Marronnier Park] ([[Jongno District]] official site)

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