Main Building of Korea University, Seoul

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.285

Category

Architecture

Era

1934년

Designated year

1981

Location

성북구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 성북구 안암로 145(안암동5가, 고려대학교)

Coordinates

37.589501, 127.032347

This is the main building of Korea University built by Kim Seong-su who had run Boseong College, the predecessor of the present Korea University. He started construction of the building in 1933 and finished it in 1934. Park Dong-jin designed it. It is a 3-story building with a 6-story central tower, mainly built of granite in a symmetrical arrangement of both side with a Gothic style. It has an H-shaped plan, with a wide hall in the center. The image of a tiger on the two stone pillars of the building entrance is carved to symbolize the spirit of the university, and a rose of Sharon is carved on the two stone pillars of the rear door in the center of the building. It was an outstanding school building unlike anything built before, with splendid decorations both in the interior and on the exterior.

Location