May 18 Memorial Park
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May 18 Memorial Park is a commemorative park in Gwangju, South Korea, dedicated to honoring the victims and legacy of the pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising of 1980.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| May 18 Memorial Park canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memorial park
ⓘ
public park ⓘ |
| category |
Monuments and memorials in South Korea
ⓘ
Parks in Gwangju ⓘ Tourist attractions in Gwangju ⓘ |
| commemorates | Gwangju Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorationDay | May 18 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
legacy of the Gwangju pro-democracy movement
ⓘ
victims of the Gwangju Uprising ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | democracy movement heritage ⓘ |
| hasPart |
educational facilities
ⓘ
exhibition facilities ⓘ green spaces ⓘ memorial monuments ⓘ memorial plaza ⓘ walking paths ⓘ |
| hasUse |
civic education
ⓘ
commemoration ⓘ public remembrance ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasVisitorType |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ local visitors ⓘ |
| inception | 1990s ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Korean ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gwangju NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Gwangju Metropolitan City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Korea Standard Time ⓘ |
| memorialType | war and conflict memorial ⓘ |
| operator | Gwangju city government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Gwangju NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to educate the public about democracy and human rights
ⓘ
to honor victims of state violence in 1980 ⓘ to preserve the memory of the Gwangju Uprising ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Gwangju Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | May 18 National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
site of official state commemorations of the Gwangju Uprising
ⓘ
symbol of South Korea’s democratization movement ⓘ |
| subjectOf | commemorative events on May 18 ⓘ |
| theme |
democracy
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ resistance to authoritarianism ⓘ |
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