Government-General Building

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colonial administrative building demolished building government building

The Government-General Building was a massive colonial-era administrative complex in Seoul that served as the central seat of Japanese rule over Korea during the first half of the 20th century.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial administrative building ⓘ demolished building ⓘ government building ⓘ
afterUse	National Museum of Korea ⓘ
architect	Georg de Lalande ⓘ Japanese Government-General architects ⓘ
architecturalStyle	imperial monumental style ⓘ neoclassical architecture ⓘ
completionDate	1926 ⓘ
country	Korea under Japanese rule ⓘ
demolishedBy	South Korean government ⓘ surface form: Government of South Korea
demolishedFor	restoration of Gyeongbokgung Palace ⓘ
demolitionDate	1995 ⓘ 1996 ⓘ
function	colonial administrative headquarters ⓘ office building ⓘ seat of the Government-General of Korea ⓘ
hasPart	central dome ⓘ grand central staircase ⓘ symmetrical wings ⓘ
height	approximately 5 stories ⓘ
heritageStatus	considered symbol of colonial oppression ⓘ
imageSymbol	dominant structure in central Seoul during colonial period ⓘ
inception	1916 ⓘ
locatedIn	Gyeongbokgung Palace grounds ⓘ Jongno District ⓘ South Korea ⓘ
locatedOn	site of former Gyeongbokgung throne hall axis ⓘ
location	Seoul ⓘ
materialUsed	reinforced concrete ⓘ stone ⓘ
occupant	Government-General of Korea ⓘ Governor-General of Korea ⓘ
occupies	central axis of Gyeongbokgung Palace ⓘ
openingDate	1926 ⓘ
politicalContext	Japanese occupation of Korea ⓘ
replaced	traditional palace structures of Gyeongbokgung ⓘ
significantEvent	demolition to restore Gyeongbokgung Palace ⓘ post-liberation controversy over preservation versus demolition ⓘ symbol of Japanese colonial rule in Korea ⓘ
startDate	1916 ⓘ
timePeriod	first half of the 20th century ⓘ
usedBy	National Museum of Korea ⓘ South Korean government ⓘ surface form: Republic of Korea government
usedFor	central administration of Japanese rule over Korea ⓘ colonial bureaucracy ⓘ governor-general offices ⓘ

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Governor-General of Korea → headquartersLocation → Government-General Building ⓘ