- One building of Seodaemun prison hall. Seodaemun Prison History Hall (Korean: 서대문형무소역사관) is a museum and former prison in Seodaemun District, Seoul...
- Seodaemun Prison was built under the Japanese administration to imprison independence movement activists.
- Seodaemun Prison is a sad and brutal reminder of the 35 year long colonial rule of Korea by Japan.
- Opened in 1908 by Japanese imperialists, Seodaemun Prison was originally known as Gyeongseong Prison.
- To retain its historical significance, Seodaemun Prison History Hall was opened as a museum to the public on 5 November 1998.
- The Seodaemun Prison History Hall, formerly known as Keijo Prison, serves as a memorial honoring Koreans who suffered under the oppression of the...
- The Seodaemun Prison History Hall is a museum and memorial that honors those who suffered and gave up their lives for Korea during the Japanese occupation.
- The name of the prison became the Seodaemun Prison in 1923. ... Seodaemun Prison had a separate facility used to detain female inmates.
- Prior to WWII, it was used as a prison for political prisoners, like at Seodaemun Prison History Hall, including Gavrilo Princip.
- Seodaemun Prison stands as a monument to the cruelty and atrocities of the Japanese Colonial era, preserving the suffering and pain of Koreans during the...