Verified historic sites & memorials in Gwangju — descriptions, map and practical info.
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In the middle of Gwangju's Sangmu district, sculptures of the citizens' militia and a memorial space sit among woodland paths. The park stands on the site of the former Sangmudae base, where citizens arrested during the May 1980 democracy…
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In the middle of Gwangju's Cheomdan district in Gwangsan-gu, two keyhole-shaped mounds, square at the front and round at the back, rise like grassy hillocks. Known as janggobun because they resemble the janggu hourglass drum, they look rem…
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On a hillside above a stream at the upper end of Gwangju Lake, in Chunghyo-dong, Buk-gu, stands the small pavilion of Hwanbyeokdang. It is where the mid-Joseon scholar Kim Yun-je taught students after retiring to his home village, and wher…
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In the Joseon era this was the public school of the Gwangju district and the place where rites were held for Confucius and other sages. It sits at the northern foot of Sajik Park in the middle of the city, yet its red spiked gate, stone st…
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The May 18th National Cemetery is the resting place of those who died in, or took part in, the May 18 Democratic Uprising in Gwangju in 1980. On a gentle hillside in Unjeong-dong, Buk-gu, the graves lead up to a memorial tower, a hall of p…
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This wide avenue through central Gwangju was the main stage of the May 1980 Democratization Movement, when citizens gathered to stand up to martial-law troops. Today it looks like any downtown boulevard lined with banks and offices, but wa…