Namsan

{{short description|Mountain in Seoul, South Korea}} {{Other uses}} {{About|Namsan in South Korea|a mountain in Hong Kong|Nam Shan (disambiguation){{!}}Nam Shan}} {{Use Oxford spelling |date=October 2024}} {{Use dmy dates |date=October 2024}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Namsan | image = Namsan_and_Namsan_Tour_at_Dusk.jpg | image_caption = Namsan at dusk | elevation_m = 270 | location = [[Jung District, Seoul]], South Korea | coordinates = {{coord|37|32|59|N|126|59|31|E|source:dewiki}} | coordinates_ref = | embedded = {{Infobox Korean name/auto |hangul = ^남산 |hanja = 南山 |child = yes }} }} '''Namsan''' ({{Korean|hangul=남산|lit=South Mountain}}) is a {{convert|270|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} peak in [[Jung District, Seoul]], South Korea. It was also known as Mongmyeoksan ({{Korean|hangul=목멱산|hanja=木覓山|labels=no}}) in the past. It offers some hiking, picnic areas and views of [[downtown Seoul]]'s skyline. [[Namsan Seoul Tower]] is located at the summit of 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 ({{Korean/auto|hangul=목멱산 봉수대|labels=no}}), 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 Namsan.<ref name="An">{{cite web |url=http://www.bunkyo.ac.jp/faculty/lib/slib/kiyo/Int/it1901/it190110.pdf |title=Ahn Jung-geun and the Cultural Public Sphere |author=Wakabayashi, Ippei |publisher=[[Bunkyo University]] |accessdate=31 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613142445/http://www.bunkyo.ac.jp/faculty/lib/slib/kiyo/Int/it1901/it190110.pdf |archivedate=13 June 2011 }}</ref> This is also where the [[Japanese Residency-General of Korea Building]] was from 1906-1962 when it was demolished

In 2011, a survey was conducted by Seoul Development Institute, which included 800 residents and 103 urban planners and architects. It ranked Namsan as the most scenic location in Seoul by 62.8 percent of residents and 70.9 percent of the experts surveyed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mt. Nam Picked as Seoul's No. 1 Scenic Attraction|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/04/28/2011042800508.html|accessdate=4 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=28 April 2011}}</ref>

The park and the fountain were used as the filming location for [[Seoul Broadcasting System|Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)]]'s drama ''[[Lovers in Paris]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Korean TV Drama: ''Lovers in Paris''|url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/CU/CU_EN_8_5_1_9.jsp|website=[[Korea Tourism Organization]]|accessdate=16 June 2012}}</ref>

Namsan is mentioned in the second verse of South Korea's [[Aegukga|National Anthem]].

==Tourist attractions== {{Unreferenced section|date=August 2023}} *Namsan Seoul Tower: The tower's height reaches {{convert|480|m}} above sea level. *[[Namsangol Hanok Village]]: Seoul restored {{convert|24,180|acres|ha|order=flip}} 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 [[Aerial lift|cable car]] facility in Korea. It was first opened on 12 May 1962, and is the longest-continuously-running cable car in Korea.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}

==See also== *[[List of mountains in Korea]] *[[List of parks in Seoul]]

==Gallery== {{Gallery |3=1953년 서울 남산에서 북악산 방향 파노라마 2.jpg|4=View from the mountain, facing north (1953)|5=Seoul Tower (15492823806).jpg|6=The mountain at dusk (2014)|7=NamsanTower.JPG|8=The mountain (2018)|9=Namsan and Han River 2022.jpg|10=The mountain from the south bank of the Han River (2022)}}

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==External links== *[http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/1 Life In Korea profile] *[http://english.seoul.go.kr/life-information/natural-attractions-parks/parks/?pidx=24 Official English-language site of Namsan Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122131059/http://english.seoul.go.kr/life-information/natural-attractions-parks/parks/?pidx=24 |date=22 January 2021 }}

{{coord|37|32|59|N|126|59|31|E|display=title|region:KR-11_type:mountain_source:dewiki}}

[[Category:Mountains of Seoul]] [[Category:Jung District, Seoul]] [[Category:Downtown Seoul]] [[Category:Yongsan District]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Seoul]] [[Category:Parks in Seoul]] [[Category:Namsan| ]]