Former Detention Rooms of Sorokdo Rehabilitation Center, Goheung

Built in 1935, this building was a place where Hansen's disease patients were illegally confined during the Japanese colonial period. One building was erected on the north side and one on the south, linked by a connecting corridor to form an 'H' shape in plan, and high walls of red brick were built around it, giving it the appearance of a small prison from the outside. It is the site of human rights abuses committed against Hansen's disease patients who were forcibly confined on Sorokdo Island during the Japanese colonial period.

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Where it is

Region

Goheung, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산