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ceiling and a large space, it was used for Korean traditional cultural performances for
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visitingforeignguestsandforawardceremoniesinvolvinglargenumbersofpeople.
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ThePresidentialOffice
Going up the red-carpeted central stairs to move to the second floor of the Main Building,
the Geumsugangsando, which embodies the Korean Peninsula by painter Kim Shik, is on
the wall. The magnificent size of more than 11 meters wide and 5 meters tall overwhelms
visitors viewing it. The painting with green-colored mountain ranges and beautiful places,
¡ãVisitorsaremovingtothenextspotthrough
thecentralstairsintheMainBuilding.
including Dokdo,* represents peace on the Korean Peninsula. Arriving at the presidential
office,manyvisitorsaretakingpicturesbehindthedeskwherethepresidentworkedagainst
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the backdrop of the presidential symbol, the Bonghwang* and Mugunghwa (the rose of
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Sharon), the Korean national flower. How about looking for elements that harmonize with
the East and West, after taking a photo? Unlike the Western-style chandelier in the lobby
of the Main Building, the president¡¯s office has traditional golden crown wall lamps. Also,
thewindowswerefinishedwithHanji*onthewoodenwindowframes,atraditionalKorean
style.Thecombinationoftwinklinglightsandwoodmaterialsseemstowarmupthelarge
space.
¡ãKimShik¡¯spaintingoftheGeumsugangsando
isputonthewalloftheMainBuilding.
SteppingOutsidetheMainBuilding
Stepping outside the Main Building, and turning visitors¡¯ eyes toward the main gate, the
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Taegeukgi(Koreannationalflag)israisedalone.Beforerelocatingthepresidentialoffice,the
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blueflagwithtwoBonghwangandMugunghuawashoistedwhenthepresidentwaspresent
orattendedmeetingsatCheongWaDae.Ifthepresidentgoesonanofficialtriporisaway,
theblueflagwillgodown.AndwhentheheadsofstatefromeachcountryvisitedCheong
WaDae,theflagsoftheothercountrieswereraised.However,nowthatPresidentYoonSuk-
yeolhasrelocatedthepresidentialofficetoYongsanWardinSeoul,theblueflagcanbeseen
there.
*Jabsang:Theornamentalanimals-lookingonthefourcornersoftheroofofapalaceorpavilion.
*JoseonDynasty:TheJoseonDynastylasted518yearswith27Kingsrulingbasedonconfucianideas.
*Hanguel: Hanguel is the Korean alphabet, the only characters in the world with the name of the creator and time of
disseminationknown,includingtheprinciplesonwhichthemakingofcharactersisbased.
*YiSun-shin:AdmiralYiSun-shinwasactiveduringtheJapaneseInvasionofKoreain1592intheJoseonDynastyperiod.
*Dokdo:DokdoisaKoreanterritoryandwasdesignatedasanaturalmonumentin1982.
*Bonghwang:Itisamythologicalbirdthatbringsgoodluck.
*Hanji:ItisaKoreantraditionalpapermadeofmulberrybark.
¡ãKoreantraditionalpatternsareengravedon
the wall, the curtain, the carpet and other
thingsinthePresidentialOffice.
WelcomingGuestsofState,YeongbingwanHall
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The Yeongbingwan Hall, nicknamed ¡°Welcome-Guest House,¡± was used as an official
event hall or accommodation when state guests visited. If the Main Building depicts a
traditional Korean house, Yeongbingwan Hall is carved out of granite, making it splendid
and majestic. The four stone pillars supporting the hall are said to have been carved out
of granite quarried in Hwangdeung township, in the city of Iksan, North Jeolla Province,
190 kilometers from Seoul, which is the highest quality among Korean granite sources.
¡ãCurrently, the blue flag with Bonghwang
and Mugunghwa is not hoisted in front of
Thissolidstonepillar,whichextendstoandisconnectedtothesecondfloor,expressesthe
theMainBuilding.
grandeurofYeongbingwanHall.
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