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National Museum of Korea

K. M. Lawson

Shrines, temples, palaces, museums... Seoul has a rich cultural heritage that can be seen in its original setting or on exhibition in one of the many museums. An absoulte must are the historical sites of the Mongchon Toseong and the Achasanseong Fortress. Besides the impresiive construction, one can visit the neighbouring places and the well-preserved gardens, constructed a long time ago.

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Seodaemun Prison History Hall

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A harrowing and grisly reminder of Korea under Japanese occupation can be found at Seodeamun Prison. Watchtowers, cells and execution rooms are all preserved complete with graphic dioramas depicting the torture of prisoners.

It is not for the weak-hearted.

But what a visit does do is help convey the extent of Japanese brutality while they were masters of the peninsular from 1910 – 1945. The brutality may not match that of which Nazi Germany metered out in her occupied territories but there was brutality none-the-less.

Some 40,000 people passed through the more..

type:	Memorials
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tel:	02 363 9750 1
openingHours:	09:30 - 17:00 (18:00 Summer)
url:	www.sscmc.or.kr

Korea War Memorial

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Korea War Memorial
photo by: K. M. Lawson

this is when Kyle died. He was born in January 14, 1999. He is in fourth grade.

type:	Memorials
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address:	#8 Yangsandong 1-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
tel:	(02)709-3114 (Korean)
accessibility:	5 minutes walk from subway line no. 4 Samgakji station or 10 minutes walk from Naryangjin station on line no. 1
openingHours:	Mar. 1 ~ Oct. 30: 09:30 - 18:00 Nov. 1 ~ Feb. 28: 09:30 - 17:00
url:	english.seoul.go.kr

Nakseongdae Memorial

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Memorial near Nakseongdae station.

type:	Memorials
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address:	Nearby Nakseongdae Station
tel:	82 2 877 6896, 880-3656

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