Dalseong Park

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Dalseong Park
Korean name
Hangul 달성공원
Hanja 達城公園
Revised Romanization Dalseong gongwon
McCune–Reischauer Talsŏng kongwŏn

Dalseong Park is a park located in 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 Asian elephants,[3] peacocks, Bengal tigers, a brown bear, llamas, pheasants, vultures, owls, chimpanzees, zebras, wolves, and a jaguar.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Daegu Dalseong Park". visitkorea.or.kr. Korean Tourism Organization. Retrieved 12 September 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Dalseong Park". ieetu.com. Colorful Daegu. Retrieved 12 September 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Daegu Dalseong Park Zoo in South Korea". elephant.se. Elephant Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12 September 2011. 
  4. ↑ Hawkridge, Claire (24 November 2009). "Dalseong Park – a sort of kind of zoo". clairehawkridge.com. Anticipation of Wonder. Retrieved 12 September 2011. 

Coordinates: 35°52′26″N 128°34′40″E / 35.8739854°N 128.5778689°E / 35.8739854; 128.5778689

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