‘Completely Transformed’ Mokpo Peace Plaza to Open on the 14th

Expansion Toward the Beach, Flooring Maintenance... Hub Expected in the Era of 10 Million Tourists

The Peace Plaza, a landmark of Mokpo City, will reopen on the 14th after a complete renovation. Photo by Mokpo City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do announced on the 11th that it will open the central plaza within Peace Square starting from the 14th.

According to the city, the central plaza, which has been renovated as part of the Peace Square remodeling project, will be opened.

Peace Square, a representative tourist attraction of Mokpo, has been established for 20 years. The city has been promoting a remodeling project to transform Peace Square into a safe and comfortable resting space for citizens and tourists by removing part of the seaside road and readjusting sidewalks and green spaces to increase space utilization.

In the case of the central plaza, the pavement was damaged due to aging materials, and the left side experienced ground subsidence causing a height difference of about 1 meter, which caused inconvenience to users.

Accordingly, since April, the city installed safety fences to block citizen access to the central plaza and carried out construction to replace the flooring with granite slabs.

Along with this, the seaside road was removed to expand the central plaza towards the beach direction, and the Love Gate was moved to the left side to secure a sense of openness.

On the floor, musical note designs such as treble clefs were drawn, considering the image of the Dancing Sea Fountain.

A city official said, “Last summer during the peak season, the completion of construction was somewhat delayed from the original schedule due to the merchants' association's request to postpone the work and feedback from nearby residents. We thank the citizens for their understanding and patience despite the inconvenience.” He added, “We hope the newly renovated Peace Square will be loved more as a comfortable resting place for citizens and become a hub leading the era of 10 million tourists.”

Meanwhile, the city plans to hold a joint completion ceremony for the Peace Square remodeling project in July, when the ‘Mokpo Dancing Sea Fountain Marine Stage Installation Project’ is completed.

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