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On 11 August 2004, the South Korean government announced they would relocate the capital city from Seoul to the Gongju area as of 2007, to ease population pressure on Seoul and to get the government to a safer distance from North Korea in case of a Northern military invasion. [32] Gongju is approximately 120 km (75 mi) south of Seoul.
Seoul, [b] officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, [c] is the capital and largest city of South Korea.The broader Seoul Capital Area, encompassing Gyeonggi Province and Incheon Metropolitan City, emerged as the world's sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, trailing behind Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and New York, and hosts more than half of South Korea's population.
1940 – Joseon Grand Exposition held in Seoul. 1945 – National Library of Korea and National Museum of Korea established. 1946. City renamed "Seoul" (approximate date). [citation needed] Kim Hyongmin becomes mayor. Seoul National University established. 1947 – Samsung Sanghoe in business. 1948.
Gyeongbokgung (Korean: 경복궁; Hanja: 景福宮; lit. Blessing Scenery Palace), also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace, was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Built in 1395, it is located in northern Seoul, South Korea. The largest of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon dynasty, Gyeongbokgung served as the home of the royal ...
Seoul, Gyeonggi: 2012 iii, iv (cultural) The walls around Seoul, the newly founded Joseon capital, were first constructed at the end of the 14th century along the ridge of Seoul's inner mountains, containing the Hangyangdoseong, Bukhansanseong and Tangchundaeseong. The Hangyangdoseong stretched over 18.6 km (11.6 mi) and were renovated several ...
Namdaemun (Korean : 남대문 ; lit. South Great Door), officially known as the Sungnyemun (숭례문 ; lit. Honoring Propriety Gate), [ 1 ] is one of the Eight Gates in the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea. The gate formed the original southern boundary of the city during the Joseon period, although the city has since significantly outgrown ...
The Seoul City Wall (Korean: 서울 성곽) or Hanyangdoseong (Korean: 한양도성; Hanja: 漢陽都城) is a defensive wall first built by the King Taejo of Joseon dynasty to defend the downtown area of Joseon's capital city Hanseongbu [ko] (한성부). It was designated as a Historic Site of South Korea in 1963, and is currently a tourist ...
The history of South Korea begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. [ 1 ] At that time, South Korea and North Korea were divided, despite being the same people and on the same peninsula. In 1950, the Korean War broke out. North Korea overran South Korea until US-led UN forces intervened.