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where scholars of the Joseon Dynasty took Gwageo,* in the backyard of Gyeongbokgung
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Palace.ItislargeenoughtoholdGwageo,soformerpresidentsinvitedthepeoplehereevery
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yearonChildren¡¯sDay,Parents¡¯Day,andDisabledDaytoenjoyculturalevents.Nokjiwon
Gardenplayedaroleasadiplomaticlocation,alsoprovidingnewexperiencestothepublic.
*Gwageo:AstateexaminationtohireofficialsinJoseonDynastyperiod.
PresidentialResidenceandCulturalHeritage
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Onthesignboardattheentranceofthepresidentialresidence,itsays¡°Insumun(ìÒáøÚ¦).¡±It
meansthepeoplepassingthroughthisgatewilllivealonglife,beingblessedwithfriendly
people.LiketheMainBuilding,thepresidentialresidenceisdecoratedwithbluetilesonthe
hipped-and-gabled roof. Meanwhile, visitors are not allowed to enter inside the residence,
butcanlookallaroundthelivingroom,bedroom,restaurant,beautysalonandotherareas
throughtheopenwindows.Passingthehikingtrailnexttotheresidence,OunjeongPavilion
¡ãVisitors were exploring the Presidential
Residence.
appears.OunjeongPavilionwasdesignatedasTangibleCulturalHeritageNo.102andwas
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builtforrestinthebackyardofGyeongbokgungPalace.LookingdownonthecityofSeoul
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fromOunjeongPavilion,visitorscanfeelliketheyarefloatingonclouds,asifthesceneryof
natureislikeanimmortalworld.GoingupfromthePavilion,anotherculturalheritagesite,
TheStoneBuddhaSeatedonaSquarePedestalfromGyeongjucomeintosight.TheBuddha
hasabenevolentface,aconfidentandbalancedbody,andanabundantsenseofvolume,and
sohasthenickname¡°Minambul(Ú¸ÑûÝÖ),¡±meaninghandsomeBuddha.Lookingdownfrom
it,theGwanghwamunsquare*andNSeoulTower,*alandmarkofSeoul,spreadoutbelow.
As such, Cheong Wa Dae has modern and contemporary history along with old cultural
heritage.ItisaplacewherevisitorscanexperienceKoreainthemiddleofSeoul,hopingto
finishtheirvisittoCheongWaDaewhilelookingdownfromOunjeongPavilion.
*GwanghwamunSquare:AcentralplaceofSouthKoreaforbringingpeopletogether,andalsoholdingfestivalsorevents.
*N Seoul Tower: The first integrated transmission tower in South Korea located in the center of Seoul, and has used
complexculturalspacebecausethenightviewlookingdownatNSeoulTowerissobeautiful.
¡ãThe signboard of Ounjeong Pavilion was
reportedly written by the first President Rhee
Syng-man of South Korea. The Stone Buddha
SeatedonaSquarePedestalfromGyeongjuwas
there, which had been originally located in the
CityofGyeongju,NorthGyeongsangProvince,
Cheong Wa Dae penetrates the past, present, and future of the Republic of Korea.
355kilometersfromSeoulinthe9thcentury.
This is because it is where all the affairs of the state had been conducted. In other
Argus
words, Cheong Wa Dae was a place of discourse where the stories of a lot of people
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protecting the country and the people unfold. And today, Cheong Wa Dae has fully
openedtothepublic.Thisopeningstandsforthewilltoreturnthepresidentialoffice
tothepublic,therealowner.AnewnarrativeiswrittenatCheongWaDae,bringing
together the laughter, animated conversations, and memories of visitors. Why do not
readers also visit Cheong Wa Dae, which was once called an unknown space, to see
the scene of becoming a new historical and cultural space? The Argus hopes that
¡ãThe N Seoul Tower can be seen from the
readers will be able to experience Cheong Wa Dae, a symbolic space that combines
place where The Stone Buddha Seated
on a Square Pedestal from Gyeongju is.
themodernandpoliticalhistoryofKorea.
Meanwhile,thevisitorsoftheNSeoulTower
leejuwon@hufs.ac.kr
have an access to scenic views of Seoul
with telescopes except for the Cheong Wa
Daeareaforsecurityreasons.
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