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Seun Sangga is a shopping area located between Jongno 3-ga and Toegyero 3-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul. It was built in 1966, in what The Hankyoreh described in an editorial as "a symbol of the indiscriminate redevelopment that occurred during the dictatorship years".[1] In the 1970s, it became known for its pornography vendors; however, in the late 1990s, business declined due to the rise of internet pornography.[2]
Seun Sangga | |
Hangul | 세운상가 |
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Hanja | 世運商街 |
Revised Romanization | Se-un Sang-ga |
McCune–Reischauer | Seun Sang'ga |
Variously translated as Seun Sangga, Sewoon Sangga, Seun Shopping Centre, Sewoon Shopping Centre, Seun Shopping Mall, Sewoon Shopping Mall, etc. |
Redevelopment
editSince its outdated, there were several redevelopment plans about this shopping area. In 2006, Jung-gu suggested a plan to build a megatall skyscraper[3] with the height of 960m and 220-storied,[4] known as Tour Financial Hub Center, but due to the height restriction of Seoul central,[5] the project was abandoned.
Other information
editHours of Operation
- Daily: 09:00 – 19:00 (Varies by store)
- Closed: Sundays
- Public Holidays: Closed
Location
- Address: 03194, 159, Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Transportation
- Subway: Lines 1, 3, 5, Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station
References
edit- ^ "Don't Repeat Mistake of 'Se'un Sangga'", The Hankyoreh, 2004-11-16, retrieved 2011-01-24
- ^ Hong, Won-seong (2003-12-11), "Porn Vendors Finding it Hard to Keep Things Up", Chosun Ilbo, retrieved 2011-01-24
- ^ ""세운상가에 150층 친환경 빌딩"".
- ^ "[전국 마천루 건축 붐] 세운상가에 220층 … 용산 역세권에 140층 … '구름이 발밑에'". 21 February 2007.
- ^ ""세운상가에 150층 친환경 빌딩"".
Further reading
edit- Kwak, Heui-Jeong (2002), A turning point in Korea's urban modernization: The case of the Sewoon Sangga development, Ph.D. dissertation, Harvard University, ISBN 0-493-88480-7, OCLC 57324550
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