Former Naju Police Station

Built in 1910, this building is a government office erected by Japan in the very year it stripped Korea of its sovereignty. It is a two-storey building of red brick, with white paint applied to visually important parts of its exterior such as the windows and entrances, and has a simple form that emphasises verticality. During the Japanese colonial period, it was a place where Japan oppressed the Korean people and subjected independence activists to brutal torture, and it stands today as testimony to the atrocities of that time.

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Where it is

Region

Naju, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산