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Meaningful Days of Korean History

  • 1953.4.20
    landing day
    On April 20, 1953, resident 33 were landing on Dokdo and Ulleungdo to Dokdo until December 1956, in order to defend a Dokdo a volunteer activities by holding the guards.

    The government of the Republic of Korea of Dokdo in August 1954, on September 15, and a lighthouse and resident posts and on the Eastern Island 'The Dokdo ' stamps three species in the sale of two million copies.

    Dokdo is a police department, North Gyeongsang Province on December 31, 1956 a volunteer guard of gimyeongbok, gardens, seogijong, gardens, Lee Kyu-hyun, gardens, garden, let me get this, hwangyeongmun a total of nine.Ulleung Ulleung absorbed into the Dokdo guards and police station by police specially hired as a police officer.
  • 1984.5.1
    Opening Day
    Seoul Grand Park is a public park in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

    Seoul Grand Park, which was opened in 1984, was opened when the zoo and amusement facilities of Changgyeongwon were relocated to Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do as part of the restoration project of Changgyeonggung Palace in Seoul

    At that time, the construction cost was 98.5 billion won, which was completed five years after the construction began.

    There are the largest zoos and botanical gardens in Korea, and Seoul Land, an amusement park.
  • 1986.5.2
    Opening Date
    The Olympic Boulevard, which began construction in 1982, was one of the 5th Republic's comprehensive development projects.

    It was constructed to deal with the demand for transportation south of the Han River by establishing or improving a 37km-long motorway along the Han River.

    The road was also aimed at connecting Gimpo Airport to Jamsil Sports Complex (Olympic Main Stadium), located in Jamsil, along the Han River, to transport foreigners at the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Summer Olympics.

    As a result, unlike Gangbyeon Expressway, the road south of the Han River was named Olympic Boulevard.
  • 1962.5.12
    Opening Date
    Namsan Cable Car is a cable car section that runs between the platform in Hoehyeon-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul and the platform near the top of Namsan Mountain in Yejang-dong, Seoul.

    It is Korea's first passenger cable car, which started operation on May 12, 1962, and is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Seoul.
  • 1994.6.10
    Opening Day
    On June 10, 1994, the opening ceremony of the War Memorial Hall was held to commemorate the achievement of martyrdom.

    The War Memorial Hall, located in the former headquarters of the Army in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, has six exhibition rooms with two basement floors and four ground floors.

    It is Asia's largest war weapons museum and has many rare military artifacts, and many foreign visitors visit it.
  • 1995.6.17
    Opening Day
    Located in Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, the theater was created with the historical name of restoring Wongaksa Temple, the first modern theater in Korea.

    It is a three-story underground building and two-story building with 400 seats on the 460-pyeong land.

    It was established in 1995 for three indicators: the development and dissemination of traditional arts, the development of cultural movements in life, and the development of youth culture.
  • 1973.6.22
    Opening Date
    Namhae Bridge, the first suspension bridge in Korea with a total length of 660 meters and a height of 80 meters, was opened on June 22, 1973.

    This bridge connects Noryang-ri, Seolcheon-myeon, Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do with Noryang-ri, Geumnam-myeon, Hadong-gun.

    In 1968, Hyundai Engineering & Construction began construction as a whole, and it was completed after a construction period of 5 years and 1 month.
  • 1967.6.23
    Relocated day
    The Gyeonggi Provincial Government moved from Seoul to the foot of Paldang Mountain in Suwon on June 23, 1967.

    As the provincial government moved to Suwon, a business trip to Uijeongbu was created to take charge of administrative affairs in northern Gyeonggi Province.
  • 1979.7.3
    Opening Day
    On July 3, 1979, the opening ceremony of the Korea General Exhibition Center, with a floor space of 8,300 pyeong, was held at the site of Samsung-dong, Seoul.

    The exhibition hall has one basement floor and three floors above ground, and has exhibition facilities and international conference rooms.

    Its original name was KOEX, but it was renamed COEX (CONVENTION & EXHIBITION) in 1998. Samsung Station on Line 2 and Bongeunsa Station on Line 9 are connected to COEX.

    The comprehensive exhibition facility consists of the main building and annex, and there are convenience facilities such as hotels and department stores, as well as foreign casinos, and the performance hall COEX Artium' is located on the ground.
  • 1970.7.7
    open unification
    The Seoul-Busan Expressway is a national prosperity road that symbolizes the modernization of our country.

    The construction of the Gyeongbu Expressway began on February 1, 1968 and was completed and opened on July 7, 1970, two years and five months later.

    At that time, the highway was completed at 428 kilometers with 8.92 million people, 1.65 million units of extension fee, and 42.9 billion won of construction cost.

    The birth of the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan gave rise to the development of our economy and the spread of social culture. The structure of transportation changed from railway to road, and the rapid and large volume of freight transport was achieved.

    In addition, the number of industrial complexes increased along the Gyeongbu axis, and the influx of productive population allowed cities to grow. With daily living rights across the country, it has become the driving force behind modernization, urbanization and promoting balanced national development.
  • 1970.7.25
    Opening Day
    On July 25, 1970, the largest children's center in the East opened in Namsan, Seoul.

    The building has one basement floor and 18 floors above the ground, with a total construction cost of 600 million won at that time.

    Inside the building is a gymnasium, a swimming pool, a dance room, and a library with 11,000 books.

    Namsan Children's Center was transferred to the National Library of Korea in 1974 and moved to a new center in Neung-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul in 1975.

    Even now, the Namsan branch of the Seoul Science Exhibition Center is continuing its reputation.
  • 1974.8.15
    the opening of the subway system.
    August 15th, 1974, 11 a.m. The opening ceremony of the subway was held in Cheongnyangni, a subway station, and the newspaper published editorials and articles congratulating the opening of the subway.

    On April 12, 1971, three years and four months after the groundbreaking ceremony for Subway Line 1, the 108th train ran between Cheongnyangni and Seoul Station.

    It is the first time in about 110 years since the world's first subway train opened in London, England.

    The emergence of the Seoul subway system, which was described as the "revolution of public transportation," was a symbol of Korea's modernization in the 1970s.

    The subway, which made its first start on the day, ran 15 meters underground and traveled 7.8 kilometers from Cheongnyangni to Seoul Station in 18 minutes. It was a breakthrough in technology at the time, and with the opening of subway line 1, Korea became the third country in Asia to own the subway after Japan and China.
  • 1975.8.15
    the date of completion of the National Assembly building
    With the opening of the 6th National Assembly, the issue of building the National Assembly building was re-discussed in earnest, and the plan was to secure 100,000 pyeong of land in Yeouido and build the National Assembly building gradually according to the demand for the unification of the two Koreas.

    Construction began on the meaningful Constitution Day on July 17, 1969, and completed the main building of the National Assembly building (24,636 pyeong) on August 15, 1975, six years later, and moved from the National Assembly building in Taepyeong-ro on September 2, that year.

    The Capitol covers one-eighth of Yeouido's total area. And the National Assembly building, a reinforced concrete building in the center, is one basement floor and seven ground floors, 122 meters long and 81 meters wide, making it the largest of its kind in the East.

    At the top of the Capitol is a huge dome with a base of 64 meters and a weight of 1,000 tons. The dome is dedicated to twenty-four octagonal pillars, with twenty-four footnotes representing the twenty-four solar terms and eight pillars at the front representing eight degrees nationwide.
  • 1987.8.15
    opening day
    The Independence Hall of Korea is a quasi-government institution and history museum under the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs of the Republic of Korea, located at the Independence Hall 1 (Namhwa-ri 230) in Mokcheon-eup, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do.

    In response to Japan's distortion of history textbooks in 1982, it was opened in 1987 through the National Fund.

    It is a comprehensive academic exhibition hall that collects, preserves, manages, and displays relics and materials related to the independence movement and studies the history of the independence movement.
  • 1969.8.23
    Unveiling day
    On August 23, 1969, the unveiling ceremony of the statue of Baekbeom Kim Koo, the president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, was held at Namsan Outdoor Concert Hall Square in Seoul.

    It was Kim Gu's lunar birthday (August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1949) .

    The statue was erected to commemorate Kim Koo's righteousness in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the memorial service, and was made with donations from all walks of life, including overseas Koreans.