Daehangno

Daehangno
Daehangno at Night
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Daehakro
McCune–Reischauer	Taehakro
Formerly known as
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Sunggyobang
McCune–Reischauer	Sungkyopang

Daehangno (Hangul:대학로 Hanja:, lit. "college street") is a neighborhood in Seoul north of the Han River within Jongno-gu and Seodaemun-gu.

Formerly known as Sunggyobang (Hangul:숭교방 Hanja:), meaning "high respect for teaching", its current name was designated when the 1.1 km six-lane road from Hyehwa-dong (혜화동) rotary to Ihwadong (이화동 ) crossroad was designated as a "street of culture" on May 5, 1985.

Daehangno is the street from the crossroad of 79-1, Jongno 5-ga, Jongno-gu, to Hyehwadong rotary, 132, Hyehwa-dong. Its name was designated on May 5, 1985, when the street was designated as the “street of culture” representing the characteristics of this area. At the beginning, the section of 700m between Naksan Garden on Hyehwadong side and the Attached Middle School, College of Education, Seoul National University, was designated as a “street without cars” during 18:00 - 22:00 on Saturdays and 12:00 - 22:00 on Sundays and holidays. Daehangno was originally the road of 3.1 km in length from Jangchung Park, 187, Jangchung-dong, to Ssangnim-dong and Ihwa-dong. But, when deciding the name of the street on November 7, 1984, the section between the crossroad of Jongno 5-ga and Jangchung Park was separated from Daehangno as Hunlyeonwon road by the subdivision policy of downtown section. It was originally 25m in width, but expanded to 40m from Ihwadong crossroad to Hyehwadong rotary, owing to the construction of the Seoul Subway Line 4.

This was an area where college students and the youth used to gather as College of Chemistry and College of Law, Seoul National University. But, when Seoul National University moved near Gwanaksan in 1975, Marronnier Park was formed in the area, and many cultural art organizations related to plays, movies, concerts and musicals moved in. Street artists can freely express themselves at Marronnier Park.