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The last religious architecture series was the Sejong Sanseong Church of the Korean Methodist Church (created by Hyeonjun Yoo).
Religious architecture series to be introduced today It is located on Sejong-daero between Seoul City Hall, Deoksugung Palace, and the British Embassy in Korea.
This is the Seoul Episcopal Cathedral of the Anglican Church of Korea (Seoul Cathedral). It is the headquarters of the Korean Diocese of the Anglican Church of Korea and is also the cathedral where the Korean Provincial Bishop sits.
The address is 15 Sejong-daero 21-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul (Jeong-dong), and it is a cathedral built in neo-Romanesque style.
Today, I will introduce this cathedral and the buildings that are considered to be auxiliary buildings of this cathedral.
Seoul Cathedral was founded in 1890 by Bishop Charles John Cope, who was sent by the Church of England to carry out Anglican missionary work in Joseon, with believers.
The Hanok located at the current location was purchased and is now called Janglim Cathedral. Afterwards, a Hanok cathedral was built and consecrated in its place.
Next, in 1909, the land surrounding the cathedral was purchased, and at the first diocese meeting in 1910, it was decided to build a cathedral (a high-class, large-scale cathedral).
It is believed to have been photographed in the 1950s, and the size of the building is smaller than the current one, which was expanded to resemble the Seoul Cathedral.
Seoul Cathedral is Arthur Dixon, Royal Institute of British Architects, 1911 The blueprint and model of this cathedral were completed, and construction began at the end of September 1922.
What is interesting is that the start of construction was delayed for 11 years, and since this is not specifically mentioned on the Anglican Church of Korea website, it is presumed that funds were raised during the gap period.
If you look at the Joseon Anglican Church Monthly (the Anglican Church of Korea’s monthly newspaper at the time) No. 69 (March 1914),
“The main road from Namdaemun to Gyeongbokgung Palace has already been completed, so now the new temple to be built will occupy a beautiful location.
“It will be easy to see all four sides of the city.” Considering that it was mentioned that from the beginning, it was a place that was clearly visible to the royal family and residents of the capital.
It appears that it was considered to be adjacent to Deoksugung Palace, the palace of the Korean imperial family (Joseon royal family) at the time, the traditional city center (Gwanghwamun Square), and the British Embassy in Korea.
If you go to Seoul Cathedral now, there are parts where the color of the roof becomes darker (as you move away from the cross).
This is because it was built at different times with expansion and expansion from 1994 to 1996, but due to financial difficulties at the time in 1926.
Unlike the original design, only the bright orange part was completed, and there was a small pond and garden in front of it.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the cathedral in 1991, the Anglican Church of Korea decided to expand the cathedral according to the original plan and relocated it to the headquarters of the Holy Singers of the Anglican Church of Korea.
Thanks to that connection with architect Won Kim, who had already designed the building in 1988, we once again appointed him as the general director of the expansion and discussed the matter.
But I couldn't find the original design created by Arthur Dixon, who had already died. So, we decided to expand with a modern modernist architecture.
Naturally, the cathedral and the Cultural Heritage Administration strongly opposed it, and while discussions were prolonged due to historicity issues, Miraculously in 1993
The original blueprint was discovered in a library in England, and it was possible to build an extension that would preserve the value of the cultural property while also expanding the function of the cathedral.
(Current Seoul Cathedral as seen from Sejong-daero)
General manager Won Kim personally made a copy of the original blueprint at the library, imported it into the country, and designed to supplement the parts that were lacking in the blueprint.
It succeeded in almost perfectly implementing the intention of Arthur Dixon, who first completed the design of this cathedral. Daewoo Engineering & Construction was in charge of the expansion construction.
The roof tiles were manufactured using traditional methods, and the original building used granite from Ganghwa Island, but due to special circumstances (funding issues?) at the time of expansion,
It is said that granite from Qingdao, China was imported and used. Before 2015, there was a National Tax Service annex building between Sejong-daero and the cathedral.
It was demolished in 2015, and the Seoul City and Architecture Exhibition Hall was built low, at a semi-basement level, on the site, increasing awareness of the cathedral as it was clearly visible from Sejong-daero.
Due to expansion and construction of annex buildings, the cathedral square is currently small. However, the above-ground part of the Urban Architecture Exhibition Hall actually functions as a plaza.
The cathedral building is famous for being quite beautiful as it is based on the Neo-Romanesque style and mixes Hanok elements.
The stone baptismal font, classical icons, and candlesticks are impressive.
When looking toward Sejong-daero, you can see a thick cross at the front and a relatively long and thin cross at the back on the roof.
It is an Anglican church hall, but it feels like an ordinary annex building.
This is the pastoral building of Seoul Cathedral. Priests from the Seoul Cathedral parish, not priests belonging to the diocese, stay here.
It is an improved Hanok (traditional Korean house) made of brick and tile-roofed house. The large tree is impressive.
There is Cafe Grace in the building attached to the cathedral, which is said to be run by a North Korean defector.
Every year before Christmas, the bishop and priest of this cathedral become daily baristas. They say they also hold work events.
There was a second branch near Gongdeok Station, but it closed at a loss and the main branch is currently in operation.
Although there is little data, brick improvement Anglican Church in the form of a Hanok The Holy Family Convent is nearby.
And there is the official residence (official residence) of the Anglican Church of Korea of the Diocese of Seoul.
The Gyeongungung Palace Yangijae building (a school exclusively for the former Korean royal family and nobles, built in 1905) is writing.
This is not a Seoul city cultural property. It is a nationally registered cultural property.
It appears to be in the traditional Hanok style.
However, although it is a palace building, it does not seem to have been painted with special dancheong.
Next Religious Architecture Series The architecture to be discussed is to achieve religious balance.
Hanok church person This is Gimje Geumsan Church (Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church of Korea).
-> Next, we will cover Dudong Church, Jacheon Church (Presbyterian Church of Korea), and Ganghwa Cathedral (Anglican Church).
After covering some Christian architecture, I will cover a lot of Cheondogyo, Buddhism, etc.
If anyone knows of a church with traditional Baptist church architecture rather than a curtain wall, please let us know in the comments.
If that doesn't work, I think I'll have to bring something decent from the missionary's house in the late Joseon Dynasty or the mission school chapel (chapel, chapel).
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