Seodaemun Prison
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Seodaemun Prison History Hall (Korean: 서대문형무소역사관) is a museum and former prison in Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea. It was constructed beginning in 1907.
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Type | Memorial museum |
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Seodaemun Prison | |
Hangul | 서대문형무소역사관 |
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Hanja | 西大門刑務所歷史觀 |
Revised Romanization | Seodaemun Hyeongmuso Yeoksagwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏdaemun Hyŏngmuso Yŏksakwan |
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Hangul | 경성감옥 |
Hanja | 京城監獄 |
Revised Romanization | Gyeongsong Gamok |
McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngsŏng Kamok |
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Hangul | 서울형무소
서울교도소 서울구치소 |
Hanja | 서울刑務所
서울矯導所 서울拘置所 |
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The prison was opened on October 21, 1908, under the name Gyeongseong Gamok. During the early part of the Japanese colonial period it was known as Keijo Prison[1] (Keijō Kangoku). Its name was changed to Seodaemun Prison in 1923, and it later had several other names.[2]