Former Autopsy Lab of Sorokdo Rehabilitation Center, Goheung

Built in 1934, this building is where, during the Japanese colonial period, Japanese staff performed vasectomies and post-mortem examinations on patients with Hansen's disease, and it preserves the painful history of human rights violations on Sorokdo Island. Regardless of the family's wishes, the deceased first had to undergo the post-mortem procedure before a funeral could be held, and the body was then cremated at a crematorium on the shore behind Gubuk-ri. Inside the building, the examination table and washing facilities remain preserved as they were, allowing one to imagine the harrowing conditions of the time.

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Where it is

Region

Goheung, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산