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The Independence Hall of Korea (Korean: 독립기념관) is a Korean history museum in Cheonan, South Korea. Opened on August 15, 1987, it has the largest exhibition facility in South Korea, with a total floor area of 23 424 m 2 .
The Government-General Building was the scene of numerous important events after South Korean independence in 1948, becoming the seat of the National Assembly of South Korea and housing offices of the Government of South Korea until 1950 when it was damaged during the Korean War and intentionally left derelict.
Gyeonggyojang (Korean: 경교장) is a historic building located in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea.It was built in 1938, during the Japanese colonial period.From November 4, 1945 to 1949, it was the private residence of Kim Ku, the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, as well as the headquarters of that government and Kim's Korea Independence Party.
Ahn's original passport, numbered 52, issued by the Korean Empire on 9 August 1902, is now located in the Independence Hall of Korea. On October 14, 1902, Ahn and his wife arrived in San Francisco. [8] They were among the first Koreans to move to the US, and the first married Korean couple to do so, with passports numbered 51 and 52.
In South Korea, the movement is remembered as a landmark event of not only the Korean independence movement, but of all of Korean history. The protests began in Seoul , with public readings of the Korean Declaration of Independence in the restaurant Taehwagwan [ ko ] and in Tapgol Park .
South Korea, [c] officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), [d] is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan.
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was a colony of the Empire of Japan. [3] [1] Koreans in multiple countries advocated for Korean independence around this time.[3] [1] Resistance from within the Empire began to increase after United States president Woodrow Wilson proclaimed self-determination to be a part of his Fourteen Points to promote global peace.
Dosan Ahn Chang-ho Memorial Hall in Dosan Memorial Park - Seoul. The Dosan Ahn Chang-ho Memorial Hall (Korean: 도산안창호기념관) is a museum in Seoul, South Korea. It commemorates Korean independence activist and early Korean American Ahn Chang Ho.