Former Honam Bank, Mokpo Branch

Built in 1929, this building was the Mokpo branch of Honam Bank, established by figures from the Honam region to resist Japanese capital. The façade is overall simple in form, emphasising verticality, but variation was introduced through a projecting pattern above the second-floor wall and a cornice band beneath the eaves. It is the only surviving modern financial building in Mokpo, a city opened to foreign trade in the modern era, and as a bank building established purely with Korean national capital it is a modern heritage asset of high value.

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Where it is

Region

Mokpo, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산