Gyeonggyojang House, Seoul

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.465

Category

유적지

Era

1930년대

Designated year

2005

Location

종로구, 서울특별시— 서울 종로구 평동 1 108-1번지

Coordinates

37.568372, 126.968032

Gyeonggyojang is the building that served as the office and home of Kim Gu, independence fighter and head of the provisional government in China, after returning to Korea in 1945 until he was assassinated on June 26, 1949. Built in 1938, it was originally named Jukcheomjang; when Kim Gu moved into it, however, it was renamed Gyeonggyojang after a nearby stream. It later served as the residence of the ambassador of the Republic of China (now Taiwan), headquarters of the Korean Army Medical Corps, and residence of the Vietnamese ambassador until it was finally purchased by Goryeo Hospital (now Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center) in 1968. A western-style building with one floor underground and two floors aboveground, the proportions of the facade are beautiful; the protruding windows on the first floor and the arched ones on the second render elegance to the building, which was designed by Kim Se-yeon (1897-1975) who graduated from Gyeongseong High School like poet Yi Sang (Kim Hae-gyeong) and who is a pioneer of modern Korean architecture. A prime example of the 1930s architectural technology in Korea, the building is now connected to the hospital building on the right side and rear; the interior has also been redesigned to suit the needs of the hospital.

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