Former Belgian Consulate, Seoul

This is the former Belgian consulate building of the Korean Empire period, construction of which began in 1903 and was completed in 1905. After the consulate moved to Chungmu-ro in 1919, the building was used as the office of the Yokohama Life Insurance Company, and afterwards as the residence of the naval attaché of the Japanese Navy Ministry. After liberation it was used by the naval military police. Commercial Bank occupied the building from 1970, and when the bank wished to erect a new building on the site, the consulate building, which had stood in Hoehyeon-dong, was relocated and rebuilt at its present site on Nambusunhwan-ro in Gwanak-gu, Seoul. It has one basement level and two storeys above ground, built using a combination of brick and granite, and shows a symmetrical classical style, making it an important example of the architectural styles of the first half of the 20th century.

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Where it is

Region

Gwanak-gu, Seoul

Designation

Historic Site · 사적