Paju 'Yeonggukgun Seolmari Battle Memorial Park Restroom' Wins Beautiful Restroom Statue Award

by Lee jonggu

Published 21 Oct.2024 09:19(KST)

Exterior view of the 'British Army Seolmari Battle Memorial Park Restroom.'

Gyeonggi Paju City (Mayor Kim Kyung-il) announced on the 21st that the ‘British Army Seolmari Battle Memorial Park Restroom’ received the Bronze Award and was commended by the Minister of the Interior and Safety at the ‘26th Beautiful Restroom Awards Contest,’ jointly hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Restroom Culture Citizens’ Coalition.

The Beautiful Restroom Awards Contest was established to promote a clean and safe restroom culture. This year, 80 restrooms nationwide applied, and the winners were selected through a first round of document screening and a second round of on-site evaluation.

The British Army Seolmari Battle Memorial Park Restroom is located in the memorial park (Jeokseong-myeon) established to honor the British soldiers who died in the Seolmari Battle during the Korean War. It received high evaluations for its convenience facilities, cleanliness, and design that commemorates the British soldiers sacrificed in the Korean War.

Mayor Kim Kyung-il of Paju City said, “We will continue to expand safety management facilities and convenience facilities so that Paju citizens can use public restrooms comfortably and safely,” and added, “We will steadily enhance safety management and convenience facilities targeting restrooms with many visitors and those requiring crime prevention.”

Meanwhile, Paju City is promoting an environmental improvement project that renovates deteriorated public restrooms every year. This year, the city was selected for the ‘National Safe Green Public Restroom Leading Project’ contest hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, aimed at energy saving and crime prevention, and plans to renovate the public restroom at Pungdengi Park (199 Pungdengi-gil) located in Tanhyeon-myeon, a crime-vulnerable area.