Dalseong Park
| Dalseong Park | |
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.jpg) The park in 2014 | |
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| Location | Jung District, Daegu, South Korea |
| Created | 1905 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 달성공원 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Dalseong gongwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Talsŏng kongwŏn |
Dalseong Park (
Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea
. The park includes Gwanpungnu Pavilion, a local history hall, a zoo, and some monuments.
History
The park is located inside the oldest earthen fortification in Korea, dating from about 261 C.E. (during the Three Kingdoms period). During the Sino-Japanese war in 1894-1895 the land was used as a Japanese military base. The park was created in 1905, and was renovated to its current form in 1965.[1][2]
Dalseong Park Zoo
Animals at the zoo include
Notes
- ^ "Daegu Dalseong Park". visitkorea.or.kr. Korean Tourism Organization. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Dalseong Park". ieetu.com. Colorful Daegu. Retrieved 12 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Daegu Dalseong Park Zoo in South Korea". elephant.se. Elephant Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ Hawkridge, Claire (24 November 2009). "Dalseong Park – a sort of kind of zoo". clairehawkridge.com. Anticipation of Wonder. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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