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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.
Japanese rule in Korea ended upon the surrender of Japan in August 1945 and the United States occupied the territory of Korea south of the 38th parallel (including Seoul) where the United States Army Military Government in Korea was established. The US occupation government renamed the Government-General Building to Capitol Hall, and it became ...
The National Liberation Day of Korea is a public holiday celebrated annually on 15 August in both South Korea and North Korea. It commemorates the day when Korean Peninsula was liberated by the Allies in 1945 from 35 years of Japanese colonial rule. The day also coincides with the anniversary of the founding of South Korea in 1945. [1]
Independence Hall of Korea. The Independence Hall of Korea is a visual history of the struggle for independence in Korea. Opened on August 15, 1987 and made possible by private donations, it is a meant both as a reminder of Korea's colonial past and as a means of building nationalist spirit. The hall stands on 980 acres (4.0 km 2) of landscaped ...
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 and in Tapgol Park. The movement grew and spread rapidly.
After Korea gained independence, a shrine was built in honor of Yu with the cooperation of South Chungcheong province and the city of Cheonan. [20] [21] In South Chungcheong Province, an award is given in honor of Yu. [22] She was posthumously awarded the Order of Independence Merit in 1962. [18] In 2018, The New York Times published a belated ...
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Chōsen Shrine (Japanese: 朝鮮神宮, Hepburn: Chōsen Jingū, Korean: 조선신궁; Hanja: 朝鮮神宮) was the most important Shinto shrine during the Japanese colonial period in Korea. It was built in 1925 in Seoul (then called Keijō ) and destroyed soon after the end of colonial rule in 1945.