Government-General Building in Seoul

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colonial-era building demolished building government building

The Government-General Building in Seoul was a massive Japanese colonial administrative headquarters that became a controversial symbol of imperial rule before its demolition in the 1990s.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Government-General of Korea Building	1
Resident-General’s Office in Seoul	1
Seoul Government-General Building	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial-era building ⓘ demolished building ⓘ government building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Government-General Building in Seoul ⓘ surface form: Government-General of Korea Building Joseon Chongdokbu Cheongsa ⓘ
architect	Georg de Lalande ⓘ Ichiro Nomura ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ neoclassical architecture ⓘ
builtBy	Government-General of Korea ⓘ
builtOn	front courtyard of Gyeongbokgung Palace ⓘ
constructedDuring	Japanese rule over Korea ⓘ
controversy	its presence obstructed the main sightline of Gyeongbokgung Palace ⓘ viewed as a symbol of Japanese imperialism ⓘ
coordinates	37.578°N 126.977°E ⓘ
country	Korea under Japanese rule ⓘ
decisionToDemolish	taken by South Korean government in early 1990s ⓘ
demolishedBy	South Korean government ⓘ surface form: Government of the Republic of Korea
demolishedFor	removal of colonial symbols ⓘ restoration of Gyeongbokgung Palace ⓘ
demolitionEndDate	1996 ⓘ
demolitionMethod	controlled dismantling and blasting ⓘ
demolitionStartDate	1995 ⓘ
function	headquarters of the Government-General of Korea ⓘ
hasBasement	yes ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
height	approximately 65 meters ⓘ
heritageDebate	debate between preserving as historical evidence and demolishing as colonial symbol ⓘ
inception	1926 ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Seoul ⓘ surface form: Gyeongseong (colonial name for Seoul)
location	Jongno-gu, Seoul ⓘ Seoul ⓘ
materialUsed	granite ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ
notableFeature	central dome ⓘ grand central staircase ⓘ massive colonnaded façade ⓘ
numberOfFloors	5 above ground ⓘ
occupies	site of Gyeongbokgung Palace ⓘ
officialOpeningDate	1926 ⓘ
openedOn	October 1, 1926 ⓘ
partOf	Japanese colonial architecture in Korea ⓘ
postColonialUse	Government offices of the Republic of Korea ⓘ National Museum of Korea ⓘ
startDateOfConstruction	1916 ⓘ
successorOnSite	restored Gwanghwamun Gate view corridor ⓘ
symbolOf	Japanese colonial oppression ⓘ Japanese imperial rule over Korea ⓘ
usedAs	National Museum of Korea ⓘ surface form: National Museum of Korea headquarters central government complex of South Korea ⓘ
usedFor	colonial administration ⓘ residence and offices of the Governor-General of Korea ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government-General Building in Seoul → alsoKnownAs → Government-General Building in Seoul ⓘ

this entity surface form: Government-General of Korea Building

Governor-General of Korea → buildingDemolished → Government-General Building in Seoul ⓘ

Military Governor of Korea → residence → Government-General Building in Seoul ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seoul Government-General Building

Resident-General of Korea → residence → Government-General Building in Seoul ⓘ

this entity surface form: Resident-General’s Office in Seoul