Dalseong Park

Dalseong Park
Korean name
Hangul	달성공원
Hanja	達城公園
Revised Romanization	Dalseong gongwon
McCune–Reischauer	Talsŏng kongwŏn

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

1. "Daegu Dalseong Park". visitkorea.or.kr. Korean Tourism Organization. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
2. "Dalseong Park". ieetu.com. Colorful Daegu. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
3. "Daegu Dalseong Park Zoo in South Korea". elephant.se. Elephant Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
4. Hawkridge, Claire (24 November 2009). "Dalseong Park – a sort of kind of zoo". clairehawkridge.com. Anticipation of Wonder. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

Coordinates: 35°52′26″N 128°34′40″E / 35.8739854°N 128.5778689°E