SEOUL, November 27 (AJP) - Seoul Station is marking its 100th anniversary this year with a commemorative exhibition that revisits the landmark’s century-long transformation and its role in Korea’s modern history.
First opened in 1925 as Gyeongseong Station, the building has borne witness to some of the most significant chapters of the nation’s past — from Japanese colonial rule and the push for modernization to liberation, national division, industrialization and democratization.
The old station building was closed in 2004 and later reopened in 2011 as a cultural complex now known as Culture Station Seoul 284.
The anniversary exhibition, held inside the historic structure where personal memories and national history converge, runs through Nov. 30. It traces the evolution of the original station over the past century and is organized around three themes: past, present and future.
One highlight is the display of an original manuscript of the Great Dictionary of the Korean Language, discovered in a station warehouse shortly after Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule in 1945. Curators say the artifact adds historical resonance to the exhibition’s broader look at the station’s enduring legacy.
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