Tapgol Park

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Tapgol Park
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Pagoda detail, Tapgol Park.

Pagoda detail, Tapgol Park.
Korean name
Hangul탑골 공?
Hanja
Tapgol Park is a small (19,599 m²) public park located at 97 Jongno-gil, Seoul, South Korea. This park was once a site of Wongaksa temple. The word tap means "pagoda", and the park gets its name from Wongaksa Pagoda 10 tier pagoda (national treasure No.2) in the park.

Tapgol Park is historically important as the site of the origin of the March 1st Movement 1919, an important part of the Korean independence movement as the first location for the reading of the Declaration of Independence.

It was previously the site of a 15th century Buddhist temple, and a 10 tier pagoda and a few relics of the temple still can be seen in the park. It was organized as a garden by the British advisor to provincial subdivision in 1897, and opened to the public in 1920. There are many statues and monuments in the park, dedicated to various various patriots and victims of Japanese brutality. There are a number of bas-relief statues representing Korean patriots, the Declaration of Independence Monument, and a poem by Han Yong-un (한용운).

As an important place in recent Korean history, it is a popular place for demonstrations of various kinds.

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A monument of the Declaration of Independence

A monument of WOngksa temple, which had previously occupied the park space.

Explanation of the Monument

Multiple monuments tell the story of the Korean struggles against the Japanese occupation


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Motto
홍익인간(弘益人間) 널리 인간을 이롭게 하?
Anthem
Aegukga (애국가; 愛國歌)
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A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist, and were often located in or
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Wongaksa Pagoda is a twelve meter high ten-story marble pagoda in South Korea, once on the grounds of the Gyeongbokgung palace but now held at Tagpol (Pagoda) Park in a protective glass case. The Korean name literally means "ten storied stone pagoda of Wongaksa Temple site.
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March First Movement, or the Samil Movement, was one of the earliest displays of Korean independence movements during the Japanese occupation of Korea. The name refers to an event that occurred on 1 March 1919, hence the movement's name (literally meaning "Three-One
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The Korean independence movement grew out the Japanese occupation of Korea from 1910-1945.

Background

During the nearly five centuries of the Joseon dynasty, Korea kept its independence through careful diplomacy with China.
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Bas-relief (pronounced [ˈbaʁəˌlif], French for "low relief") is a method of sculpting which entails carving or etching away the surface of a flat piece of stone or metal creating a sculpture portrayed as a
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Manhae (August 29, 1879 – June 29, 1944) was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer and poet. Manhae was his pen name; his birth name was Han Yu-cheon, but he is universally known by the name he was given by his meditation instructor in 1907, Han Yong-un
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Jongno ("Bell Street") is one of the oldest major east-west thoroughfares in central Seoul, South Korea, connecting Sejongno to Dongdaemun. It remains one of Seoul's most important financial and cultural areas to this day.
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