1963

Korea Freedom Center

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byKim Swoo-geun[K.S.G.](kim sue-gun)· 김수근

Kim Swoo-geun's early masterwork, a stark Brutalist-meets-Metabolist concrete monument on Mt. Namsan. Heavily indebted to Kenzo Tange's Hiroshima Peace Center, but with a Korean monumentality the young Kim was forging.

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Project
Korea Freedom Center
Architect
Kim Swoo-geun (1931–1986)
Year
1963
Location
중구, 서울
Coords
37.5559° N · 127.0049° E
Style
Brutalism
Status
extant
Access
Exterior viewing only

Plan your visit

Hours
Exterior viewing anytime
Admission
Free (exterior only)
Nearest station
Dongguk University Station (line 3), 12-min walk
Korean address
서울 중구 장충단로 72
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