Dongdaemun Market
Dongdaemun Market (Korean: 동대문시장) or Dongdaemun (abbreviated DDM) is a large commercial district in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. With traditional markets and shopping centers, it is a popular shopping and tourist destination that has been designated a “Special Tourism Zone” (관광특구) since 2002.
One of the main buildings of the market (2007) | |
Location | Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea |
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Opening date | July 1905 |
Website | ddm-mall.com/eng/ (in English) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 동대문시장 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Dongdaemun Sijang |
McCune–Reischauer | Tongdaemun Sijang |
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