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Dalseong Park is believed to have been the center of historic Daegu.
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
- ^ "Daegu Dalseong Park". visitkorea.or.kr. Korean Tourism Organization. http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1265214&nearBy=site. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Dalseong Park". ieetu.com. Colorful Daegu. http://graphic.ieetu.com/foregin/english/tourism/tour4_4_s04.html. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Daegu Dalseong Park Zoo in South Korea". elephant.se. Elephant Encyclopedia. http://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1692. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ Hawkridge, Claire (24 November 2009). "Dalseong Park – a sort of kind of zoo". clairehawkridge.com. Anticipation of Wonder. http://clairehawkridge.com/?p=371. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
Coordinates: 35°52′26″N 128°34′40″E / 35.8739854°N 128.5778689°E
Categories:- Daegu
- Zoos in South Korea
- Parks in South Korea
- Zoo stubs
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