Showing posts with label Sungnyemun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sungnyemun. Show all posts
Sunday, April 26, 2020

Lower Sejongdaero's turn

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Seoul 's most defining avenue, Sejongdaero , is getting all the attention it deserves from the municipal government. After the highly co...
Monday, April 15, 2019

Notre Drame bringing back the Namdaemonium trauma

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I woke up this morning to the terrifying sight of Notre Dame engulfed in flames by night. It instantly brought back the Namdaemonium trauma,...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Seoul Station Elevated Park (Seoul Station Project 7017? The Seoul Vine?) - An Update

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More about Park Won-soon's pet project, the Seoul Station Elevated Park also known as the Seoul High Line (" Diagonal crossings, Hi...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Bitter, Sweet Seoul

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Eventually titled "Bitter, Sweet Seoul" (" 고진감래 "), the " Seoul, Our Movie " project launched last August (se...
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Namdaesunrise, Seoul Friendship Fair 2013, and other spring classics

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To me, this week-end marks the true beginning of Spring in Seoul. Yes, we've had lovely days so far in 2013, but at times, it felt lik...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Agony and Ecstasy - Pinault collection in Seoul

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What a cultural year for France in Korea ! We've seen French musea send key works to Seoul and Daejeon (respectively Musee d'Orsay a...
Monday, April 25, 2011

Seoul Fortress Walls (re)completed by 2014

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Seoul confirmed that the restoration of its 18.6 km fortress (see " Donuimun Restoration and Sadaemun Resurrection ") would be fin...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Gwanghwamun restoration : too bballi-bballi ?

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The other day*, I mentioned the acceleration of operations at the Gwanghwamun renovation site. It was not just an impression : the Korean Go...
Monday, April 26, 2010

Seoul Plaza Hotel joins the renovation frenzy

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From May 3rd, the Seoul Plaza Hotel will be closed for renovations. It should reopen 6 month later, about 10 days before the G20 Summit (Nov...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Donuimun Restoration and Sadaemun Resurrection

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Today, Seoul announced the restoration of Donuimun in its original design and location by 2013, along with the prolongation of the fortress ...
Sunday, September 7, 2008

Buldozing Seoul, again - Dongdaemun Design Plaza, New City Hall

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Dongdaemun Stadium is about to become a vast plain from which shall emerge Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park in 2010. To compensate for the...
Monday, February 11, 2008

Namdaemunium

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The collapse of Sungnyemun is a tragedy for Seoul, where most National Treasures have been reconstructed after the Japanese occupation or th...