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Myeongdong (Korean: 명동; Hanja: 明洞; lit. 'bright cave' or 'bright tunnel') is a dong in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea between Chungmu-ro, Eulji-ro, and Namdaemun-ro. It covers 0.99km² with a population of 3,409 and is mostly a commercial area, being one of Seoul's main shopping, parade route and tourism districts.

Namdaemun (Korean: 남대문; Hanja: 南大門, lit. South Great Door), officially known as the Sungnyemun (Korean: 숭례문; Hanja: 崇禮門, lit. Honoring Propriety Door), is one of the Eight Gates in the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea, which surrounded the city in the Joseon dynasty. The gate is located in Jung-gu between Seoul Station and Seoul Plaza, with the historic 24-hour Namdaemun market next to the gate.

The Cathedral Church of Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Latin: Ecclesia Cathedralis Nostrae Dominae de Immaculatae Conceptionis; Korean: 천주교 서울대교구 주교좌 명동대성당; RR: Cheonjugyo Seoul-daegyogu Jugyo-jwa Myeongdong-daeseongdang), informally known as Myeongdong Cathedral, is the national cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul.

Myeongdong Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 4. This station is located in Jung-gu, Seoul.

The 2008 Namdaemun fire was an incident that occurred on February 10, 2008, in Seoul, South Korea, when arsonist Chae Jong-gi (Korean: 채종기; Hanja: 蔡宗基) set fire to Seoul's historic Namdaemun gate (officially "Sungnyemun"), causing the 550-year-old structure's complete destruction. The gate has since been restored, and it reopened to the public on May 5, 2013.

Daeyeonggak Hotel fire was a skyscraper fire in Seoul, South Korea on December 25, 1971, that killed 164 people and injured 63 people. It remains the deadliest hotel fire in world history.

Euljiro 1-ga Station (을지로입구역) is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2. The station is located on the north end of the Myeongdong shopping district and is the station closest to the main branch of the Lotte Department Store.

Hoehyeon Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 4. It is the closest station to the historical gate of Namdaemun, and also serves the major shopping district of Namdaemun Market. This station is located in Namchang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul.

Millennium Seoul Hilton is a hotel in Seoul, part of Hilton Hotels & Resorts. The hotel is located at 50 Sowol-ro, Jung-gu, in the central business and shopping district in downtown Seoul. Millennium Seoul Hilton is listed in the Forbes Travel Guide.

Bongnae-dong is a legal dong, or neighbourhood of the Jung-gu district in Seoul, South Korea and governed by its administrative dongs, Sogong-dong and Hoehyeon-dong.Global Logistics System Co., Ltd., the Jungsuck Educational Foundation, and the Korea Research Foundation for the 21st Century are in the Hanil Building in Bongnae-dong.