{{Short description|Park in Seoul, South Korea}} {{Infobox park | name = Waryong Park | image = 서울 종로구 와룡공원 - panoramio.jpg | location = [[Jongno District]], [[Seoul]], South Korea | coordinates = {{coord|37.590589|126.990607|display=inline,title}} | established = {{start date|1984}} | mapframe-zoom = 14 }}
'''Waryong Park''' ({{Korean|hangul=와룡공원|hanja=臥龍公園}}) is a park in {{ill|Myeongnyun-dong|ko|명륜동 (서울)}}, [[Jongno District]], [[Seoul]], South Korea.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |script-title=ko:서울의 공원 |url=http://parks.seoul.go.kr/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=parks.seoul.go.kr |language=ko}}</ref> It was founded in 1984.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |script-title=ko:용이 누운 곳을 따라 걷는 '와룡공원' |url=https://mediahub.seoul.go.kr/archives/1258239 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=mediahub.seoul.go.kr |language=ko}}</ref> It is adjacent to the mountain [[Bugaksan]]. The park is so named because it resembles a [[Korean dragon|dragon]] ({{Korean|hangul=용/룡|rr=yong/ryong|labels=no}}) laying down.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
The park was renovated in 2023, with safety railing and additional flora installed in the park.<ref>{{Cite web |last=정 |first=준영 |date=2023-12-21 |script-title=ko:"안전해진 와룡공원에 오세요"…종로구·경찰, 안전 취약점 보완 |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20231221102800004 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |language=ko}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Seoul parks}}
[[Category:Jongno District]] [[Category:Parks in Seoul]]