| Seun Sangga | |
| Hangul | 세운상가 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 世運商街 |
| Revised Romanization | Se-un Sang-ga |
| McCune–Reischauer | Seun Sang'ga |
| Variously translated as Seun Sangga, Sewoon Sangga, Seun Shopping Centre, Sewoon Shopping Centre, Seun Shopping Mall, Sewoon Shopping Mall, etc. | |
Seun Sangga is a shopping area located between Jongno 3-ga and Toegyero 3-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul. It was built in 1966, in what The Hankyoreh described in an editorial as "a symbol of the indiscriminate redevelopment that occurred during the dictatorship years".[1] In the 1970s, it became known for its pornography vendors; however, in the late 1990s, business declined due to the rise of internet pornography.[2]
Redevelopment
Since its outdated, there were several redevelopment plans about this shopping area. In 2006, Jung-gu suggested a plan to build a megatall skyscraper[3] with the height of 960m and 220-storied,[4] known as Tour Financial Hub Center, but due to the height restriction of Seoul central,[5] the project was abandoned.
References
- ↑ "Don't Repeat Mistake of 'Se'un Sangga'", The Hankyoreh, 2004-11-16, retrieved 2011-01-24
- ↑ Hong, Won-seong (2003-12-11), "Porn Vendors Finding it Hard to Keep Things Up", Chosun Ilbo, retrieved 2011-01-24
- ↑ ""세운상가에 150층 친환경 빌딩"".
- ↑ "[전국 마천루 건축 붐] 세운상가에 220층 … 용산 역세권에 140층 … '구름이 발밑에'". 21 February 2007.
- ↑ ""세운상가에 150층 친환경 빌딩"".
Further reading
- Kwak, Heui-Jeong (2002), A turning point in Korea's urban modernization: The case of the Sewoon Sangga development, Ph.D. dissertation, Harvard University, ISBN 0-493-88480-7, OCLC 57324550
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