Teheranno
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| Teheranno | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul: |
테헤란로
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| Hanja: |
테헤란路
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| Revised Romanization: | Teheranro |
| McCune-Reischauer: | T'eheranno |
Teheranno (alternatively Teheranro, translation Tehran Street) is a street in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea. It is colloquially known as "Teheran Valley" (after Silicon Valley) due the number of internet-related companies operating there, including Yahoo!, and Korean rivals Daum and Naver. Various Korean and international financial and business institutions including POSCO, Standard Chartered and Citibank also maintain offices here. Some of Korea's tallest skyscrapers and most expensive real estate are on Teheranno, while Seoul Metropolitan Government estimates that more than half of Korea's venture capital, some 200,000,000,000 won (approximately $200,000,000), is invested in Teheran Valley.[1]
Teheranno is a 3.5km section of Korean Highway 90, and runs eastwards from Gangnam Station to Samseong Station and the COEX/KWTC complex. Yeoksam and Seolleung stations are also on Teheranno. All stations are on Seoul Subway Line 2.
[edit] Name
In 1976, the Seoul Metropolitan Government suggested that the city of Seoul and Tehran, Iran exchange the names of streets on the occasion of the visit to Korea of the Mayor of Tehran. The following year, the street previously named Samneungno was renamed Teheranno.
[edit] Photo gallery
 Posteel Tower, Teheranno |
 Yahoo! Korea Tower |
 POSCO Center, Teheranno |
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 POSCO Center at night |
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