Goheung Sorokdo Island Jahyeuiwon Temple Main Building

고흥소록도자혜의원본관 · 高興小鹿島慈惠醫院本館

Cultural Heritage MaterialColonial Period · 1917
Goheung Sorokdo Island Jahyeuiwon Temple Main Building
KOGL Type 1Korea Heritage Service · khs.go.kr

Sorokdo Jahyeuiwon was a medical facility for the treatment of Hansen's disease, named after the Norwegian physician Hansen, who first identified the leprosy bacillus in 1873. It was established as the Jeollanam-do Sorokdo Jahyeuiwon under Government-General of Joseon Ordinance No. 7, issued on 24 February 1916, pursuant to the regulations on local administration of the Government-General of Joseon, and was renamed on 17 May 1917.

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Goheung, Jeonnam & Gwangju
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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료
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