The identify of Seoul has modified dramatically through the years. Different names for town embrace Wirye-seong, Hanju, Namgyeong, Hanseong, Hanyang and Gyeongseong. The trendy identify comes from the Korean phrase which means “capital metropolis.”

Town is believed to have been established in 18 BC as a small settlement. It quickly grew to become a part of the Joseon Dynasty, finally turning into the capital in 1394. Throughout Japanese occupation within the early a part of the twentieth century, town went by a historic and cultural upheaval. Most of the conventional design components have been modernized or destroyed. In the course of the Korean Struggle following Japanese defeat, a lot of the metropolis was razed by combating between U.N. and Communist forces. Town was rebuilt very quickly, nonetheless, throughout the Sixties and Seventies. Within the Nineties, the Joseon dynasty’s royal palace of Gyeongbokgung was restored to its earlier splendor.

In 1986, Seoul hosted the Asian Video games. This was adopted by a profitable presentation of the 1988 Olympic Video games. It additionally hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup, at which era town constructed the wonderful Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Culturally, Korea has a protracted custom with its nationwide sport, Tae Kwon Do. Town homes the Kukkiwon, the place the World Tae Kwon Do Federation is headquartered. Town additionally options three baseball groups, two basketball groups and a soccer staff.

Seoul is acknowledged because the fifth most costly metropolis to reside on the planet and the second-most in Asia. Its investments in high-tech digital applied sciences has made it a enterprise chief all through the world. Over the previous few years, the nation of South Korea has invested billions of {dollars} in growth alternatives to maintain town on the peak of world success.