Namsan

Namsan
Namsan
	Namsan from the sky (2022)
Highest point
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Coordinates	37°32′59″N 126°59′31″E / 37.54972°N 126.99194°E
Geography
	Namsan Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea Namsan Namsan (South Korea)
Korean name
Hangul	남산
Hanja	南山
Revised Romanization	Namsan
McCune–Reischauer	Namsan

Namsan (Korean: 남산; lit. South Mountain), officially Namsan Mountain, is a 270-metre-high (890 ft) peak in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was also known as Mongmyeoksan (목멱산; 木覓山) in the past. It offers some hiking, picnic areas and views of downtown Seoul's skyline. The N 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 (목멱산 봉수대; Mongmyeoksan Bongsudae), 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

The park and the fountain were used as the filming location for Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)'s drama Lovers in Paris.^[3]

Namsan is mentioned in the second verse of South Korea's National Anthem.

Tourist attractions

N Seoul Tower: N Seoul Tower's height reaches 480 metres (1,570 ft) above sea level.
Namsangol Hanok Village: Seoul restored 9,790 hectares (24,180 acres) 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 cable car facility in Korea. It was first opened on 12 May 1962, and is the longest-running cable car in Korea that has run without a day's rest.