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Teheran-ro | |
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Hanja | 테헤란路 |
Revised Romanization | Teheran-ro |
McCune–Reischauer | T'eheranno |
Teheran-ro (translation "Tehran Boulevard") is a street in the Gangnam district of Seoul,South Korea. It runs from Gangnam Station through Yeoksam-dong and into Samseong-dong. It is colloquially known as "Teheran Valley" (after Silicon Valley) due to the number of internet-related companies operating there. The district of Gangnam-gu experienced phenomenal growth and waves of construction,with Teheran-ro becoming one of the busiest streets in South Korea. Its counterpart,Seoul St. in Tehran,Iran,runs in the north of that city,close to the Evin district.
Teheran-ro is a 3.5 km section of Seoul City Route 90,and runs eastwards from Gangnam Station to Samseong Station and the COEX/KWTC complex. Yeoksam and Seolleung stations are also on Teheran-ro. All stations are on Seoul Subway Line 2.
Some of South Korea's tallest skyscrapers and most expensive real estate are in Teheran-ro,while Seoul Metropolitan Government estimates that more than half of South Korea's venture capital,some 200 billion won (approximately $200 million),is invested in Teheran Valley. [1]
On 27 June 1977,the Seoul Metropolitan Government suggested that the cities of Seoul (the capital of South Korea) and Tehran (the capital of Iran) exchange the names of streets on the occasion of the visit to South Korea of Gholamreza Nikpey,the Mayor of Tehran. The following year,Samneungno street was renamed Teheran-ro,which then ran through a relatively underdeveloped area that had been annexed into Seoul in 1963.
The area hosts major domestic internet portals Daum and Naver as well as Google. Samsung Electronics and Hynix both operate offices there. Various South Korean and international financial and business institutions including POSCO,Standard Chartered and Citibank also maintain offices there.
Jungsuck Building,the headquarters of Kakao M (now Kakao Entertainment),one of the largest music companies in the country,is located in Teheran-ro.
The explosive growth of Teheran-ro is discussed by the architect and researcher Sun-Young Rieh in her Korean-language book Boom or Bust?:The future of Teheran-ro after the Gangnam Building Boom. The work analyzes aspects of urban planning related to sustainability,especially as regards energy regulations. [2]
Seoul Subway Line 2,also known as the Circle Line,is a circular line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The line running clockwise is called the "inner circle line" and the counter-clockwise line is called the "outer circle line". This is Seoul's most heavily used line,and consists of the main loop,the Seongsu Branch and the Sinjeong Branch for a total line length of 60.2 km (37.4 mi). The Line 2 loop is the third longest subway loop in the world after Moscow Metro Bolshaya Koltsevaya line and Beijing Subway Line 10. In 2019,Line 2 had an annual ridership of 812 million passengers or 2.2 million passengers per day.
Gangnam is a station on Line 2 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is located within the Greater Gangnam Area between the Gangnam and Seocho Districts of Seoul,South Korea. The station is the busiest station on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway,serving over 100,000 daily passengers on average.
Samseong Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 2. It serves the eastern area of Teheranno. Some of the more famous buildings near the station include World Trade Center Seoul,COEX Mall,Korea Electric Power (KEPCO) headquarters,Korea Air City Terminal,and Gangnam main police and fire stations. Due to security concerns,the station was closed during the G20 summit and the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit,as this station is directly connected with COEX.
Gangnam District is one of the 25 districts of Seoul,South Korea. The term Gangnam translates to "South of the [Han] River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul,with an area of 39.5 km2 (15.3 sq mi). As of the 2017 census,Gangnam District had a population of 561,052. There is a high concentration of wealth in the district,with prices for an apartment as of 2020 nearly double those in the rest of Seoul. Gangnam District is part of Gangnam School District Eight,along with the Seocho District. This district shares half of Gangnam-daero Gangnam Station area with Seocho District,which is one of the most crowded places in South Korea.
Starfield COEX Mall,containing COnvention centers,EXhibition halls and many malls,is an underground shopping mall in Gangnam-gu Seoul,South Korea. It has an area of about 154,000 square metres (1,660,000 sq ft),of which 144,000 square metres (1,550,000 sq ft) are on a single underground floor,making it the world's largest underground shopping mall. The mall is located at Samseong-dong served by Samseong Station on Seoul Metro Line 2,at the intersection of Teheranno and Yeongdong Dae-ro. The COEX Mall is adjacent to the COEX Convention &Exhibition Center,which is part of the COEX complex,run by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).
Daechi-dong is an affluent neighborhood in Gangnam-gu,Seoul,South Korea. Daechi-dong is divided into three different “dongs”which are Daechi 1-dong,2-dong,and 4-dong. Daechi-dong is predominantly considered the residential area of Gangnam. As a result,real estate in the area is highly competitive and expensive compared to other parts of Gangnam. The Yangjaecheon is a stream that runs through the heart of Daechi-dong.
Coex Convention &Exhibition Center (Coex) located in Samseong-dong of Gangnam-gu district,Seoul,is one of South Korea's convention and exhibition centers.
World Trade Center Seoul is a building complex centered on the COEX Convention &Exhibition Center (Coex) on Teheranno in Samseong-dong,Gangnam-gu district of Seoul. It is operated by KITA.
Seoul Nat'l Univ. of Education Station is a station in the Seocho District of Seoul,on Seoul Subway Line 2 and Line 3. It is usually noted on station signs and on-board announcements that the station serves Court &Prosecutors' Office.
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Cheongdam-dong is a ward of Gangnam District in Seoul,South Korea. The area is best known in South Korea as an affluent neighborhood populated by a disproportionately high number of high-income individuals and for having some of the most expensive real estate in the country. It is known as an upmarket shopping area,with the main shopping street dubbed Cheongdam Fashion Street. Along with Apgujeong's Rodeo Street in Apgujeong-dong and Garosu-gil in Sinsa-dong,which are connected by the main Apgujeong-ro,they are seen as fashionable and trendsetting destinations.
Gholam-Reza Nikpey,also Nikpay was deputy prime minister of Iran and Mayor of Tehran. He became Mayor of Tehran in 1969,succeeding Javad Shahrestani. Prior to that,he had served as Iran's Minister of Housing from 1966 to 1969. During his tenure as the Housing Minister,an earthquake rocked the Province of Khorasan,causing mass destruction. He was in charge of rebuilding. It turned out to be one of the best rebuilding projects in the country's history. In 1977,he was appointed to the Iranian Senate by the Shah.
Yeoksam-dong is a ward of Gangnam-gu,Seoul,South Korea. Teheranno runs through Yeoksam-dong and has some of the tallest buildings in Seoul,comprising a collection of corporate headquarters and high-rise office buildings.
Samseong-Dong is an affluent neighborhood or ward of Gangnam-gu in Seoul,South Korea.
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Pandora TV (판도라TV) was a video sharing website that hosts user-generated content. Founded in October 2004,Pandora TV is the first video sharing website in the world to attach advertisement to user-submitted video clips and to provide unlimited storage space for users to upload. The operating company,Pandora TV Co.,Ltd.,has its headquarters in the Seoul-Gangnam Building in Yeoksam-dong,Gangnam-gu,Seoul.
ASEM Tower is an office building located in Samseong-dong,Gangnam district,Seoul. It was constructed for the 3rd Asia–Europe Meeting in 2000.
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