The National Science Museum is a national science museum in Daejeon,South Korea. It first opened in Seoul in 1926 and became a national museum in 1949. It moved to its current location in 1990 [1] [2] which is across the street from Expo Park which housed the Daejeon Expo in 1993. It received 1,795,076 visitors in 2017. [3]
Daejeon is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis,with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in a central lowland valley alongside forested hills and the Geum River,the city is known for its technology and research institutions,and for celebrating its natural environment,with most mountains,hot springs,and rivers freely open for public use. Daejeon serves as a hub of transportation for major rail and road routes,and is approximately 50 minutes from the capital,Seoul,by KTX or SRT high speed rail.
Taejon Expo '93 was a three-month international exposition held between Saturday,August 7,1993 and Sunday,November 7,1993 in the central South Korean city of Daejeon.
Nonsan is a city in South Chungcheong Province,South Korea. It is located at 36°12′N127°5′E. The origin of Nonsan's geographical names is said to have come from the small garden " Nolmoe," which rises in the middle of farming fields,where rice paddies and mountain are said to reflect geographical features. The city belongs to the Daejeon Metropolitan Area.
Daejeon Health Sciences College (Korean: 대전보건대학교) is a technical college providing training in the health sciences in South Korea. It is located in the Dong-gu district of Daejeon metropolitan city. The college carries a maximum enrollment of about 3,700. The current president is Lee Gang-o (이강오).
Daejeon University (Korean: 대전대학교) is a private university located in Daejeon,South Korea. The current president is Lim Yong-Cheol (임용철). About 230 instructors are employed. The university also operates four Oriental medicine hospitals,two in Daejeon and the others in Chungju and Chunan.
Eulji University (Korean: 을지대학교) is a private healthcare and medical research university in South Korea with campuses in Seongnam City,Gyeonggi Province,and in central Daejeon. The school was established by Dr. Park Jun-yeong and the Eulji Educational Foundation,which grew out of the Eulji Hospital that opened in 1981.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic church in South Korea. It is the diocese for Daejeon,South Korea. Augustinus Kim Jong-soo has been appointed its bishop;Stephanus Han Jung-hyun is auxiliary bishop.
Daejeon World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Daejeon. It was used to host some matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup hosted by South Korea and Japan. The stadium displayed a sophisticated structural dynamism,eliminating decorative decoration. Precast Concrete (PC) method considering construction and economical efficiency was used. After the World Cup,the stadium was planned to be a multi-purpose sports park,which has a comprehensive sports center and commercial and cultural facilities in the middle of the region. It is now the home stadium of Daejeon Hana Citizen with a capacity of 40,535 seats,replacing Daejeon Sports Complex.
Yuseong District (Yuseong-gu) is a gu ("district") of Daejeon,South Korea,known for high tech industries,Daejeon Expo '93,Daedeok Science Town and the Yuseong Special Tourism District. Daejeon Islamic Center is also located in Kung-dong,Yuseong-gu. The Science Town is the core of the International Science and Business Belt.
Expo Science Park (Korean: 엑스포과학공원) is a science park in Yuseong District,Daejeon,South Korea,built for Taejŏn Expo '93. Facilities at Expo Park included a garden,amusement park,and observation tower. While the tower and some buildings remain,most of the expo buildings have now been removed. The Daejeon Convention Center became the first convention center in the city in 2008 and opened their second building in 2022.
Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex is a sports complex,comprising a multi-purpose stadium,a ballpark,Basketball courts,tennis courts and various other sports facilities in Daejeon,South Korea.
Daedeok Innopolis,formerly known as Daedeok Science Town,is the research and development district in the Yuseong-gu district in Daejeon,South Korea. The plan to concentrate research institutes and universities was made in 1967 and president Park Chunghee approved subsequent master planning in 1973. Now the district contains over 20 major research institutes and over 40 corporate research centers. There are 232 research and educational institutions to be found in Daejeon,many in the Daedeok region,among them the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. A number of IT venture companies have sprung up in this region due to the high concentration of Ph.Ds in the applied sciences. Korea has invested heavily in building up the research expertise for over 30 years,creating long-term research programs. Over 7,000 PhD researchers are in the sciences in Daedeok and it had the most application for patents during 2000–2011 among the National Industrial Complex.
Hannam University (한남대학교) is a private Christian university in Daejeon,South Korea. It was founded in 1956 by American missionaries of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Courses are offered in Korean and English.
The Daejeon Museum of Art is located at 396 Mannyeon-dong,Seo-gu,across the river from the Expo Science Park,in Daejeon,South Korea. It opened on April 15,1998.
Daejeon Station is on South Korea's high-speed KTX railway network,166.6 km south of Seoul Station.
Gongju National Museum is a national museum in Gongju,South Korea. The Gongju National Museum holds 10,000 artifacts including 19 national treasures and 3 treasures excavated in Daejeon and Chungcheongnam-do areas,especially artifacts from Tomb of King Muryeong.
HLA is a time signal radio station in Daejeon,South Korea,operated by the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science. Established on November 24,1984,it transmits a 2 kW signal on 5 MHz (±0.01 Hz). Originally only transmitted for 7 hours per day (01:00–08:00),5 days per week (M–F),it is continuous as of 2011. There are over 100 users of the signal in Korea.
Daejeon Science High School for the Gifted is located in Daejeon,South Korea. It was founded in 1984. The school is for gifted students with talents in mathematics and sciences.
Pai Chai University is one of South Korea's oldest modern universities. Its campus is located in Seo-gu,in Daejeon metropolitan city,on the lower slopes of Yeonja Mountain. It has a present-day student body of about 14,000. Undergraduate programs are administered by the Colleges of Humanities,Foreign Studies,Business Administration,Social Sciences,Tourism Management,Natural Sciences,Engineering,Performing Inter-media Arts and Fine Arts. Numerous graduate programs in these fields are provided as well.
Daejeon Hanbat Arboretum is an urban park and arboretum in Daejeon Metropolitan City,located in Seo District at the confluence of the Yuseongcheon and Gap rivers. Covering 387,000 sq/m,it is the largest manmade urban arboretum in Korea,and one of the most popular attractions in Daejeon,with nearly 1 million annual visitors. The park is home to 1,787 plant species,including more than 1,100 species of trees and shrubs.
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