Keijō Post Office
1915–c.1953 building in Seoul, Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Keijō Post Office (京城郵便局, Korean: 경성우편국) was a post office building in Seoul (Keijō), Korea from 1915 to 1957. It was primarily associated with the 1910–1945 Japanese colonial period in Korea, although it continued to be used by South Korea until its destruction. The building was inherited by the Seoul Central Post Office [ko] after the 1945 liberation of Korea, but was significantly damaged during the 1950–1953 Korean War. It was torn down and replaced with a different building around 1957. Seoul Central Post Office still operates on the location of this building today.
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Keijō Post Office | |
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General information | |
Country | Korea, Empire of Japan |
Coordinates | 37.5615°N 126.9820°E / 37.5615; 126.9820 |
Groundbreaking | October 23, 1913 |
Completed | September 15, 1915 |
Opened | October 1, 1915 (1915-10-01) |
Demolished | 1957 (1957) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 4 |
Floor area | 4,400 m2 (47,000 sq ft) |
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