Verified historic sites & memorials in Busan — descriptions, map and practical info.
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At first glance the 40-Step Stairway in Jungang-dong, Jung-gu, is just a flight of stone steps between buildings, but for people in Busan it is a symbol of the Korean War years. During the war, refugees built shacks around here and toiled…
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On a grassy rise by the sea on the east side of Yeongdo Island, layer upon layer of shells discarded by Neolithic people over thousands of years lie under the turf. It looks like an ordinary lawn, yet this is one of the oldest and largest…
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In April 1592, Japanese forces landed at Busan and the Imjin War began. Busanjin Fortress and Dongnae Fortress were the first to be attacked, and many commanders, officials and ordinary people died defending them. Chungnyeolsa, in Allak-do…
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The Busan place name "Suyeong" is a shortened form of Sugun Jeoldosayeong, a naval command headquarters. Suyeong Historical Park in Suyeong-dong occupies the site of the Gyeongsang Left Naval Command (Gyeongsang Jwasuyeong), which led the…
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At first glance Yeongdo Bridge, linking Nampo-dong with Yeongdo island in Busan, looks like any city bridge, but at set times its landward span slowly tilts up into the sky. Opened in 1934, it was Korea's first bridge connecting an island…
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Rows of low headstones line the lawns of Nam-gu in Busan, and above them fly the flags of twenty-two nations. The United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea (UNMCK) is the only UN cemetery in the world, the resting place of about 2,300 serv…