Gwangju High School

Gwangju National University of Education (also Kwangju National University of Education 광주교육대학교) is a national university located in Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea. It is one of ten national universities that are designed to raise high-quality elementary school teachers. On average incoming students at the national education university have a 95th percentile of the national college entrance exam. Its origins lie in the Chonnam Public Teachers School founded in 1923. In 1961 this became the Gwangju Teachers College running a two-year teacher training programme. In 1993 it became the Gwangju National University of Education and runs four year teacher training programmes. Starting in 1996 it has also run a graduate school.

Dong District (Dong-gu) is a district, similar to a ward, situated in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. Mt. Mudeung is a famous landmark in the district. Modern art is displayed at the Street of Art, which was the first one of its kind in South Korea. It has Asian Cultural Center and Gwangju International Community Center.

Wonga Temple or Wongaksa is a South Korean Buddhist temple on the Geumnam street in the Dong-gu district, Gwangju city. Situated in the downtown of the metropolitan city, this is a branch temple of the Songgwang temple in Suncheon and belongs to the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It was founded in 1914 by Master Geumbong Girim (錦峯基林) of Seonam temple as its missionary center in Gwangju.

Geumnamno 4(sa)-ga station (Korean: 금남로4가역; Hanja: 錦南路4街驛) is a station of Gwangju Metro Line 1 in Chunggeum-dong, Dong District, Gwangju, South Korea.

The Asia Culture Center, also referred to as ACC, is an arts complex in Gwangju, South Korea. It was opened in November 2015. It consists of five main buildings: the ACC Culture Exchange; the ACC Children; the ACC Archive & Research; the ACC Creation; and the ACC Theater. The center is a member of South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism(MCST).

Culture Complex (Korean: 문화전당역; Hanja: 文化殿堂驛) is an underground station of the Gwangju Metro Line 1 in Gwangsan-dong, Dong District, Gwangju, South Korea.

Gwangju Cinema (Korean: 광주극장; Hanja: 光州劇場; also Gwangju Theater) is a historic theater in Dong District, Gwangju, South Korea. The theater first opened on October 1, 1935, and screened its first film on October 10. At the time of its opening, it was the theater with the largest seating capacity in Korea. It has been described as the only single-screen theater left in the country, as multiplex theaters have become the norm. It now specializes in art films. The theater has also historically hosted other types of productions, including concerts, pansori productions, and stage plays.

Geumnamno 5(o)-ga station (Korean: 금남로5가역; Hanja: 錦南路4街驛) is a station of Gwangju Metro Line 1 in Buk-dong, Buk District, Gwangju, South Korea.

Gwangju Station is a train station located in Gwangju, South Korea, 353 km south of Yongsan station.

Gwangju Castle (Korean: 광주읍성; Hanja: 光州邑城) was a Joseon-period castle in Gwangju, Korea (present-day South Korea). According to the Gwangju Eupji (광주읍지; 光州邑誌) published in 1879, it was made of stone. It was 8253 in circumference and 9 (m?) in height.

Buk District (Buk-gu) is a district situated in the northern part of the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It is similar to a ward in the United States. The district is by far the most populated district in Gwangju, and elects two lawmakers for the South Korean National Assembly. Gwangju Station is here.

Gwangju Jeil High School (Korean: 광주제일고등학교) is a boys' high school in Gwangju, South Korea. It has 840 students in grades 10, 11, and 12. The school is considered to be one of the most prestigious high schools in Gwangu. Historically, the school is known as the birthplace of the Gwangju Student Independence Movement, a series of protests in 1929 against the 1910–1945 Japanese rule of Korea. The school is also known for its baseball team, and has won the Cheongryonggi championship multiple times. A number of its alumni have gone on to play professional baseball in Korea, Japan, and the United States. One of the school's most famous graduates is Sun Dong-yol, considered one of the greatest pitchers in the history of Korean professional baseball. Another graduate, Lee Jong-beom, nicknamed "Son of the Wind," is widely considered one of the best five-tool players in Korean baseball history, and the best all-around KBO player of the 1990s. As of 2015, the school had produced more Major League Baseball players — four — than any other high school in Asia, including Osaka, Japan's famous PL Gakuen High School.