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Central Office of the Government-General of Korea

The building is the headquarters building of the Japanese Government-General of Korea, which was the administrative agency for Japan's colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula during the Japanese colonial period.

Gwanghwamun was moved to another location and it was completed in 1926 on the site of Gyeongbokgung Palace.

2nd largest building in the world and largest modern building in Asia

After liberation, it was used as a general government building and the National Assembly building.

At the time of demolition, it was used as the largest museum.

It was demolished in 1995.

Joseon Governor's Residence (Yongsan Main Building)

The Governor-General's main building was located on the site of the former Ministry of Defense building (currently the President's Office).

According to the National Archives, it was abandoned because it was not used for anything other than light banquets due to its distance from the city center and excessive maintenance costs.

It was demolished in 1950.

Gyeongseong Post Office

The post office is now the post office. Construction began in October 1913 and was completed on September 15, 1915.

This building, built with a total floor space of 1,320 pyeong and three basement levels, is a 19th-century Renaissance structure.

The exterior was a mixture of red brick and stone with a bronze roof.

It was demolished in 1981.

Joseon Railway Hotel

It was a state-run hotel directly managed by the Railway Bureau under the Japanese Government-General of Korea, which opened in 1912 during the Japanese colonial period.

It was a railway that connected from Mokpo in Busan to Shanghai in Manchuria via Gyeongseong.

Dongyak Cheoksik Company

A national company established in 1908 by the Japanese Empire to expropriate Joseon's land and resources and exploit its economic interests.

It is presumed to have imitated the British East India Company, which colonized the Islamic Mughal Empire in India in the past.

Since its establishment, it has been engaging in exploitation and exploitation of Joseon's economic benefits.

If you look at the Chinese characters alone, it is 'a company that pioneers and transplants (its own people)', but it is not a wasteland in Muju.

This cannot be explained other than as an excuse to justify an invasion of a land that is well-owned by the owner.

The full name is ‘Dongyang Cheoksik Co., Ltd.’ and is also called ‘Dongcheok’ for short.

It was used as the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior, currently the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, but was demolished and the headquarters of Korea Exchange Bank was built in its place.

Gyeongmudae

During the Japanese colonial period, it was used as an annex to the Japanese governor's official residence, but after liberation, the first President Syngman Rhee renamed it Gyeongmudae.

Afterwards, the second President Yun Bo-seon renamed it the Blue House.

Afterwards, it was used as the presidential residence until the Roh Tae-woo administration and was rebuilt in its current form while retaining its name.

Yongsan Station

Yongsan Station was the largest station in Seoul until Gyeongseong Station (Seoul Station) was built.

It was built as a Western-style wooden building immediately after the Russo-Japanese War.

After liberation

A new, much smaller concrete building will be built.

Hwashin Department Store

The largest department store in Gyeongseongbu at the time it was built in November 1937. It continued to operate after liberation and was demolished in 1987.

Jongno Tower is now located here.

Byeoksusanjang Song Seok-won

Songseokwon (松石園) is the name of the house where Cheon Su-gyeong lived in the valley of Okryu-dong in the area that is now 47 Ogin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, and the name that the surrounding area was called from the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s, as well as the house of Yun Deok-young, which was built in the same area. It is also the original name of Byeoksusanjang (碧樹山莊).

Gyeonggi Provincial Office

The provincial office building was used from the time of Gyeongseongbu to Seoul, Gyeonggi-do.

It was demolished and the U.S. Embassy is now in its place.

The location is Sejong-ro