Welcome To Jongno-Gu

Jongno-gu has been the center of Seoul for the last 600 years with the transfer of the capital city since the establishment of the Chosun Dynasty. Jongno-gu has many public organizations and is the central figure for politics, economics and culture. There is the milestone at the northeast of Sejongno, and all the milestones in the country originate from this milestone, implying that Jongno is the center of the country.

As Jongno-gu was the capital city of the Chosun Dynasty and located in the center of Seoul, the history of Jongno is the history of Seoul, and the face and the heart of Korea. Palaces where the kings in the Chosun Dynasty used to reside and work, such as Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung and Unhyeongung, together with Cheongwadae (Blue House), the resident of the Korean President, are all located in Jongno-gu. This shows how important Jongno is in Korea.