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3 unusual facts about Tapgol Park


Franz Eckert

The orchestra performed regularly at the court, but has played every Thursday in Pagoda Park for the general public and for Seoul-based expatriate community, during which performances, Eckert took the opportunity to publicize his own compositions, as well as those of Richard Wagner.

Jongno

Many important landmarks are located along its length, including the Bigak pavilion at Sejongno, the Bosingak belfry (hence the street's name), Tapgol Park (Pagoda Park), the Jongmyo royal ancestral shrine, and the aforementioned Dongdaemun (Great East Gate).

Tapgol Park

It was organized as a garden and national park by John McLeavy Brown, the Irish advisor to provincial subdivision in 1897.



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