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Myeong-dong [a] (Korean: 명동; lit. 'bright neighborhood') is a dong (neighborhood) in Jung District , Seoul , South Korea between Chungmu-ro , Eulji-ro , and Namdaemun-ro . Myeongdong is known for being one of Seoul's main shopping, parade route, and tourism districts. [ 1 ]
Samgakji Station is a subway station on the Line 4 and Line 6 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. [2] [1] The Seoul War Memorial is a short walk away from exits 11 and 12.This station is on the west end of the Yongsan Garrison, which is a short walk from exit 13.
Construction of the Seoul City Wall was launched in 1395, and significant part of the whole City Wall was completed in 1396, including the Eight Gates. [1]: 107–111 While the City Wall was continuously fortified through almost entire history of Joseon, its history of fortification can be divided into major three periods respectively in 14th, 15th and 18th centuries.
War Memorial of Korea, Seoul. Cemetery for North Korean and Chinese Soldiers, Jajang-Ro, Papyeong-myeon, Paju; Daejeon National Cemetery, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon; Dabudong War Memorial Museum, Chilgok-gun Gyeongsangbuk-do
At its construction, it was the largest building in Seoul. [3] In 1900, the relics of the Korean Martyrs who died in the 1866 persecution were moved to its crypt from the seminary in Yongsan District. In 1924, a pipe organ was installed at the church but due to the famine of the Korean War was looted and later destroyed.
The Statue of Brothers (Korean: 형제의 상; RR: Hyeongje-ui sang) is a symbol of the Korean War at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul. Its English text reads as follows : "The Statue of Brothers is an 18 meter wide and 11-meter high symbol of the Korean War. It consists of the upper part, lower part and inner part.
The War Memorial of Korea (Korean: 전쟁기념관) is a museum located in Yongsan-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It opened in 1994 on the former site of the army headquarters to exhibit and memorialize the military history of Korea .
During the Korean War, a tragic civil war initiated by Kim Il Sung five years after Korea's liberation, United States army sent to Korea began to call this area as Downtown Seoul. [ 9 ] Fortunately, though some of dongs (Korean unit of neighborhood) suffered huge destruction, major areas of Downtown Seoul could evade bombardments during the ...