Dalseong Park (Korean: 달성공원) is a park located in Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea. The park includes Gwanpungnu Pavilion, a local history hall, a zoo, and some monuments.
Dalseong Park | |
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Location | Jung District, Daegu, South Korea |
Created | 1905 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 달성공원 |
Hanja | 達城公園 |
Revised Romanization | Dalseong gongwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Talsŏng kongwŏn |
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]
Animals at the zoo include Asian elephants,[3] peacocks, Bengal tigers, a brown bear, llamas, pheasants, vultures, owls, monkeys, zebras, wolves, and a jaguar.[4]
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