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Seoul at night – Domino’s Pizza Myeong-dong

360° VR panorama taken at night time outside the Domino’s Pizza Myeong-dong branch (도미노피자 명동점), located on Chungmuro 2(i)-ga (충무로2가) in Jung-gu (중구), Seoul (서울특별시), South Korea (대한민국).

Across the road is the Seongchang Building (성창 빌딩), which houses various shops and the Outback Steakhouse Chungmuro branch (아웃백스테이크하우스 충무로점). In the distance can be seen the N Seoul Tower (엔 서울타워) lit up on top of Mount Namsan (남산).

Bridge over Chungmuro

360° VR pano from the bridge where Samil-ro (삼일) crosses over Chungmuro 2(i)-ga (충무로2가), in Jung-gu (중구), Seoul (서울).

Around this area can be seen the Sejong Hotel (세종호텔), Outback Steakhouse restaurant, Dominos Pizza, Kukdong Building (극동 빌딩), Huengkook Building (훙국빌딩) – home to Kiswel Co. Ltd, and the Hotel Prince (서울프린스호텔).

From Wikipedia:

Chungmuro refers to a road 1.75km in length and 10∼20m in width and the area nearby the street, located in Jung-gu, central Seoul of South Korea. Since 1960s, Chungmuro has been known as the street of culture, artists, and film industry. Dansungsa, the first movie theaters of Korea is also situated in the area. Since the establishment in 1907, the theater has been in today near Jongno 3-ga Station. Chungmuro was named after Chungmugong, the posthumous title of Korean Admiral Yi Sun-shin, which means “martial subject of loyalty.” The last syllable “ro” refers to road in Korean.

Nowadays many film studios moved from Chungmuro to the Gangnam district, Chungmuro still symbolizes the Korean film industry.

Samil-ro and Young Nak 50th Anniversary Hall

360° panorama by Samil-ro (삼일로; 三一路) road in Seoul (서울), South Korea (대한민국). From here you can see the Young Nak Presbyterian Church (영락교회) 50th Anniversary Commemorative Hall. There are some police buses parked on the other side of the road.

Looking south down Samil-ro, Namsan Mountain (남산) and N Seoul Tower (엔 서울타워) can be seen in the distance.

Hotel Biz Myeong-dong (명동비즈) and Ko Chang Restaurant (고창식당)

Interactive 360° panorama looking down one of the streets near Euljiro 3(sam)-ga (을지로3가) in Jung-gu (중구), Seoul (서울), South Korea (대한민국).

Most premises on this street are occupied by print shops, but you can also see the Hotel Biz Myeong-dong (명동비즈), and Ko Chang Restaurant (고창식당).

The businesses were all closed when this panorama was taken, as it was National Foundation Day (개천절 – Gae-cheon-jeol), a national holiday in Korea.