Gwanghwamun Square | |
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| Public square | |
.jpg) The square in 2011. The Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin is in the center, and to the far right is Gyeongbokgung and the Blue House just above it | |
| Features | Fountain, statues |
| Opening date | 1 August 2009 |
| Cost | ₩44.5 billion.[1] |
| Owner | Seoul Metropolitan Government |
| Location | Sejongno, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea |
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| Coordinates: 37°34′22″N 126°58′36″E / 37.57278°N 126.97667°E | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 광화문광장 |
| Hanja | 光化門廣場 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwanghwamun Gwangjang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwanghwamun Kwangchang |
Gwanghwamun Square[2][3][4][5] (also known as Gwanghwamun Plaza; Korean: 광화문광장) is a public square on Sejongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea.[6] Serving as a public space and at times road for centuries of Korean history,[7] it is also historically significant as the location of royal administrative buildings, known as Yukjo-geori or Street of Six Ministries;[8] and features statues of Admiral Yi Sun-sin of Joseon Dynasty and King Sejong the Great of Joseon.[9]
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- ^ "Popular plaza". Korea JoongAng Daily. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ "Ever-evolving Gwanghwamun to be altered anew". Korea JoongAng Daily. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ Chung, Min-uck (23 March 2012). "Gyeongbokgung: main royal palace to Korea's last dynasty". The Korea Times. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Gwanghwamun Plaza: Let's Try to Turn New Place Into National Symbol". The Korea Times. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2013.