Gwangju High School

Worth seeing in and around Gwangju High School

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Chonnam National University

   Chonnam National University is a national university located in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province, Republic of Korea. The University was founded in 1952, under the motto “Truth, Creativity and Service”, by merging five provincial colleges in South Jeolla Province and is now widely recognized as one of the Korea’s ten Flagship Korean National Universities.

   2.3 km · South Korean university · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Gwangju Mudeung Stadium

   Gwangju Mudeung Stadium is a sports complex in Gwangju, South Korea. Main stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 30,000 people and was opened in 1966.

   3.2 km · stadium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium

   Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It is used mostly for baseball games and was the home stadium of Kia Tigers, formerly the Haitai Tigers, between 1982 and 2013.

   3.3 km · baseball stadium located in Gwangju, South Korea · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Gwangju Baseball Stadium

   The Gwangju-Kia Champions Field is a baseball stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It has been the home of KBO club Kia Tigers since 2014, replacing Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium.

   3.2 km · baseball stadium in Gwangju, South Korea · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Gwangju National University of Education

   Gwangju National University of Education is a national university located in Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea. It is one of ten national universities that are designed to raise high-quality elementary school teachers.

   700 m · Korean university · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Chosun University

   Chosun University is one of the oldest private universities in South Korea. Its campus is situated in Gwangju metropolitan city, in southwestern South Korea.

   2.1 km · private university in Gwangju, South Korea · Wikipedia
7. 07
   2021 Gwangju building collapse

   On Wednesday, 9 June 2021 at 16:22 KST, a five-story building collapsed in Gwangju, South Korea during demolition, killing at least nine people and critically injuring eight. All of the casualties were passengers on a bus that was stopped at a station next to the building.

   2.8 km · building collapse occurred in Dong-gu, Gwangju, South Korea · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Honam Theological University and Seminary

   Honam Theological University and Seminary is a private university located in Gwangju, South Korea. The university was established in the year 1955.

   2.3 km · Honam Theological University and Seminary is a private university located in Gwangju, South Korea. · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Wongaksa

   Wongak Temple or Wongaksa is a South Korean Buddhist temple on the Geumnam street in the Dong-gu district, Gwangju city. Situated in the downtown of the metropolitan city, this is a branch temple of the Songgwang temple in Suncheon and belongs to the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism.

   1.1 km · temple in Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Gwangju Castle

    Gwangju Castle was a Joseon-period castle in Gwangju, Korea. According to the Gwangju Eupji published in 1879, it was made of stone.

    1.4 km · castle in Gwangju, Korea · Wikipedia

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Getting to Gwangju High School

Airports

Muan (MWX), 52 km · Daegu (TAE), 177 km · Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 181 km

Stations

Gwangju Station, 1.4 km · Culture Complex Station, 1.4 km · Dolgogae Station, 2.6 km · Geumnamno 4-ga Station, 1.2 km · Geumnamno 5-ga Station, 1.2 km

• Muan (Piseo-ri) → Gwangju High School

  52 km · quickest by road, 1h 11m · ₩6,250–8,350
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• Daegu → Gwangju High School

  171 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · ₩22,000–29,350
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• Cheongju → Gwangju High School

  172 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · ₩23,250–31,000
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