Main Building, Gymnasium, and Annex of Seoseok Elementary School, Gwangju

The gymnasium was built in 1930, the main building in 1935, and the annex in 1943; Seoseok Elementary School was Gwangju's first modern public school, established under the Elementary School Decree proclaimed as part of the Eulmi Reforms. The main building shows the formative beauty of modern brick architecture, and is said to have been built using the highest-quality imported timber and special bricks available at the time. The gymnasium has no interior columns, and the annex has a chimney installed in each classroom and is decorated with cornice bands running around the lintels and sills, showing the characteristic features of school buildings of the period.

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Where it is

Region

Dong-gu, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산