Park Chung-hee's House in Sindang-dong, Seoul

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Park Chung-hee's House in Sindang-dong, Seoul
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The house, with red roof and walled-off courtyard (2014)
Park Chung-hee's House in Sindang-dong, Seoul
General information
Address25 Dasan-ro 36ga-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea [1]
Coordinates 37°33′41″N127°01′11″E / 37.561389°N 127.019722°E / 37.561389; 127.019722
Technical details
Floor count2 (1 underground, 1 above)
Floor area128.93 m2 (1,387.8 sq ft)
Korean name
Hangul
서울 신당동 박정희 가옥
Hanja
서울 新堂洞 朴正熙 家屋
RR Seoul Sindang-dong Bak Jeonghui gaok
MR Sŏul Sindang-dong Pak Chŏnghŭi kaok

A family home of former South Korean President Park Chung Hee is located in Sindang-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It was designated a National Registered Cultural Heritage of South Korea on October 10, 2008, [1] and has been preserved as a history museum that is open to the public. [2]

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Description

Park and his children—including his daughter, future president Park Geun-hye—lived in the home from May 1958 to August 1961. [3] After Park seized power in the 1961 May 16 coup, he moved out of the home, but still owned it until his 1979 assassination. After Park's death, Park Geun-hye returned to the home and lived there alone for a year. [4]

The building has two floors, with one above ground and one underground. The building takes up 123.97 square metres (1,334.4 sq ft) and has a floor area of 128.93 m2 (1,387.8 sq ft). [5]

In 2015, it was reported that the museum saw around 200 visitors a day, who were mainly older South Korean conservatives. [4] The building is now owned by a foundation established in memory of Park's wife, Yuk Young-soo. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Park Chung-hee's House in Sindang-dong, Seoul". Cultural Heritage Administration . Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  2. 1 2 Eum, Sung-won. "Former dictator's house to be opened to the public for the first time". The Hankyoreh . Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. ↑ Yum, Tae-jung (2016-11-07). "The loneliest place on earth". Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  4. 1 2 "Nostalgic conservatives flock to home of Park Chung-hee". The Korea Herald . 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  5. ↑ 국가등록문화재 서울 신당동 박정희 가옥 (서울 新堂洞 朴正熙 家屋) [Park Chung Hee's House in Sindang-dong, Seoul]. Cultural Heritage Administration (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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