Seoul City Reviews Creation of National Symbolic Spaces Including Seoul Station and Cheongwadae

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is promoting a plan to develop Seoul Station, the Blue House, Yongsan Park, and the National Cemetery as 'National Symbolic Spaces' in collaboration with the government.

On the 22nd, Seoul announced that it will sign a business agreement containing these details with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Presidential Committee on National Architecture Policy on the 11th of next month. According to the agreement, the three organizations will form a task force (TF) to discuss specific project sites and directions for implementation. The development of national symbolic spaces is a project to create areas or objects with national historical, cultural value, or symbolism.

Regarding Seoul Station, the city is considering relocating the nearby bus transfer center to the back of the station and expanding the Seoul Station Plaza to that location. As various plans for reorganizing Seoul Station Plaza are being discussed, some speculate that the elevated road park 'Seoullo 7017,' created during former Mayor Park Won-soon's administration in 2017, could also be dismantled.

In this regard, Seoul stated, "We are conducting a research project to enhance the historicity and symbolism of Seoul Station and its surrounding area as the national central station." However, it explained, "No separate plans have been established regarding Seoullo 7017."

The city plans to share the results of research projects targeting the area, such as the 'Preliminary Master Plan for the Seoul Station Area,' with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to serve as a reference for the creation of national symbolic spaces.

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