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[1998년 2월 숭례문(남대문)사진입니다.]
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[숭례문(남대문)광장 완공후 조감도입니다.]





숭례문 걸어서 갈 수 있게…잔디 대신 블록 깐다고 하네요...



서울시는 문화재청·경찰청과 협의를 마치는대로 올해 공사를 시작해 내년 10월쯤 광장조성을 끝낼 예정이라고 합니다.



그리고 서울시에 따르면 광화문 앞 광장은 “이순신 장군 동상이나 은행나무 철거를 두고 의견이 갈리는데다, 문화재청의 경복궁·광화문·육조거리 복원 계획과 겹쳐 있어 광장 조성이 쉽지 않은 상태”라고 합니다.



광화문 광장 조성 사업에 대해서 조금 더 살펴보면.....시민광장 조성사업이 추진되온 광화문 광장의 경우 2009년 문화관광부의 광화문 원위치 복원 계획(일제가 광화문의 위치를 조선총독부를 건립하면서 원래 위치보다 3.5도 기울게 해 놓았습니다.문화관광부는 이것을 2009년까지 복원 하려고 하고 있습니다.)에 맞춰 함께 추진될 전망이라고 하네요.




따라서 광화문 광장의 경우는 조금 더 지켜봐야겠네요~



어찌됐든 1천만 거대도시의 도심에 하천 복원이라든지,열린 광장의 조성등은 대단히 바람직한 사업이라고 생각합니다.



from skyscrapers

It's a sign of maturity when a city starts spending money on real beautification projects. Especially when it is intended to help highlight a cultural asset.

I like Seungraemun (Namdaemun), if for no other reason than the fact that my ancestor was Seoul mayor during its construction, and that his name still graces the gate's cornerstone :) Besides, it is the grandest gate in Seoul (although Hwaseong in Suwon is built at a grander scale).

I love mayor Lee Myung Bak! :) Maybe mayor Lee for president next!

I also love the mayor. he has done so much for the beautification of the city and making the city much better than ever before. He also did a huge good deed stopping the relocation of the capital

I read this on the Seoul website. Pretty cool project. Is the mayor also responsible for the new river development in Namdaemun ( I think thats where it is)

Oh yea and didn't the mayor have a really high ranking spot for Hyundai industries?

The current mayor was once Jung Ju Yong's right hand man. He would get tasked to solve the hard/important problems. If Hyundai were Pulp Fiction, this guy would be The Wolf.

Ultracompetent, intellegent and decisive. If he were Korean president now, Korea wouldn't be worrying about brain drain/economic slump today.

Awesome. Looks so much prettier. I hope to see better lighting on the structure during nights because when I was in Korea last year, it wasn't lit very well.

Oh and LOL at the Pulp Fiction and "The Wolf" reference. ^,^;;

It's a sign of maturity when a city starts spending money on real beautification projects. Especially when it is intended to help highlight a cultural asset.

I like Seungraemun (Namdaemun), if for no other reason than the fact that my ancestor was Seoul mayor during its construction, and that his name still graces the gate's cornerstone :) Besides, it is the grandest gate in Seoul (although Hwaseong in Suwon is built at a grander scale).

There's still Guanghwa Gate :)

Anyways, I'm glad that we'll soon be able to actually take pictures at the gate.

they gotta reseed the grass...

i think its because its autumn (or was it spring :? :D )

i think its because its autumn (or was it spring :? :D )

Winter to be precise :D

:laugh:

I liked the name Namdaemun more than the "new" name. I know Sungryemun was the real name of the gate beore the japanese renamed it, but it's so hard for me as a foreigner to write it and pronounce it.

I might sound stupid, but some korean names are not very nice but Koreans can't notice. I once had a discussion because I said Pyeongchang was a horrible name for an Olympic city and that I would prefer Muju as a candidate for the winter olympics. Boy, they all got mad and told me that Pyeongchang is a beautiful name... Maybe you have to be Korean to find the beauty in Pyeongchang.... Go Muju!!!(although the decission for 2014 candidate has favored PC already)

well, they pronounce pyongyang pretty goood, so hopefully they do pronounce this good also.

muju.. lol it sounds funny if you pronounce it in english

Pyeongchang..?
평창이요?

^ im comparing pyeongchang with the NK capital

^ im comparing pyeongchang with the NK capital

^You see? I made my point. I think Muju sounds more sophisticated than Pyeoueuououengchang... :D

Besides, I can never support a bad loser...

The Real Deal was that if Pyeongchang lost at the 2010 bid, then Muju would be the Korean candidate city for 2014. But once they lost, Pyeongchang appealed and wouldn't accept the deal they agreed before. I know they were really close to win the bid, but they had a deal and they should respect that. I guess some bribing (some might call it Lobbying) went on to let PC go again, it's not fair and I hope they lose.
:nono: :down: :tongue: :bleep: :mad2: :gunz: so many smilies :D

The current mayor was once Jung Ju Yong's right hand man. He would get tasked to solve the hard/important problems. If Hyundai were Pulp Fiction, this guy would be The Wolf.

Ultracompetent, intellegent and decisive. If he were Korean president now, Korea wouldn't be worrying about brain drain/economic slump today.


I totally agree with you!! Lee Myoung Bak gets the job done. He would make absolutely perfect candidate for Hanara party. He sould be the next president not Park Kun Hae and especially not Ko Gun, this guy is a complete moron i would prefer Chung Dong Young of Uri party than this old guy.

When Ko Gun was Seoul's mayor he did nothing!!!! absolutely nothing!!! he is just an old man who should stay at home watch his grand kids play. I don't understand why Ko Gun is the most popular candidate for president of Korea right now.

somtimes.. korean people may be weird :)

It looks fresh