Hangnim Dabang was a popular meeting place for students of Seoul National University who discussed how to carry out the democratization movement over a cup of coffee. It was also a favorite meeting place for people from music, fine art, and drama circles. The teahouse was opened in 1956 across the street from the College...   Read more

  Gyeonggyojang was restored to its original state in March 2013 after three years’ work. The Korean Provisional Government used Gyeonggyojang as its office after the national leaders returned home from China in November 1945. Kim Koo, a national leader, was assassinated in his office in the building in June 1949. Originally, a Japanese construction...   Read more

  Jejungwon was the first western hospital ever established in the country. Horace Allen was serving as a medical doctor at the U.S. Legation in Seoul at the time of the Gapsin Incident (a failed 3-day coup in 1884). He successfully treated Min Yeong-ik, a nephew of Empress Myeongseong, who was seriously injured, and more...   Read more