Joseon Chongdokbu Cheongsa

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Joseon Chongdokbu Cheongsa was the central administrative headquarters of the Japanese colonial government in Korea, located in central Seoul and later demolished due to its symbolism of colonial rule.

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instanceOf colonial administrative headquarters ⓘ
government building ⓘ
administeredBy Government-General of Korea ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Government-General Building ⓘ
Joseon Chongdokbu Government-General Building ⓘ
architecturalStyle neoclassical architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Japanese occupation of Korea ⓘ
Korean independence movement ⓘ
linked to: March 1st Movement
constructedBy Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan

Japanese colonial authorities in Korea ⓘ
constructedDuring Japanese colonial period in Korea ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Korea ⓘ
currentStatus no longer standing ⓘ
demolished yes ⓘ
demolishedBecause policy of removing colonial-era symbols ⓘ
symbolism of colonial rule ⓘ
demolishedBy Government of South Korea ⓘ
heritageDebate controversy over preservation versus demolition ⓘ
legacy important case in postcolonial urban planning in Korea ⓘ
symbol of colonial oppression in Korean collective memory ⓘ
locatedIn Gyeongbokgung Palace grounds ⓘ
Korea ⓘ
Seoul ⓘ
location central Seoul ⓘ
occupiesFormerSiteOf Gyeongbokgung Palace ⓘ
linked to: Gyeongbokgung
politicalMeaning imposition of colonial authority over Korean monarchy ⓘ
region East Asia ⓘ
standsOnFormerly royal palace site ⓘ
symbolOf Japanese colonial rule in Korea ⓘ
usedFor central administrative headquarters ⓘ
colonial government offices ⓘ
residence and office of the Governor-General of Korea ⓘ

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Government-General Building in Seoul → alsoKnownAs → Joseon Chongdokbu Cheongsa ⓘ