So Lecture Hall of Gwangju Supiayeojagodeung School

This building is the small lecture hall built in 1928 by Gwangju Supiayeojagodeung School — the pioneer of modern education in Gwangju — for the purpose of obtaining official accreditation as a school at the time. It is the oldest sports facility surviving in Gwangju, and in 1945 it was also used as a school building by the College of Medicine of Chonnam National University. Built of red brick, it features a distinctive gable roof (a roof shaped like the letter ㅅ, sloping down on both sides) and a king-post truss (a structure with long spans between columns that supports heavy external loads, with a vertical member at the centre of its triangular frame). These features make it a valuable building that transmits the architectural style and techniques of its period to later generations.

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Where it is

Region

Nam-gu, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료