[KS] Independence Gate (Tongnipmun) during Japanese Colonial Rule?

[Henny Savenije]

Well, since the King couldn't allowed to be approached from the North, I 
was always told there wasn't a Bukdaemun.

At 23:25 11/11/2004, you wrote:
>Dr Lankov, on the topic of gates, didn;t you tell me
>something recently about Bukdaemun and Seodaemun being
>destroyed? Someone here asserted recently that there
>was never a Bukdaemun because the mountains were to
>the north of Seoul, and they formed a natural barrier.
>
>Was there, or was there not, a Bukdaemun?
>
>--- Andrei Lankov <anlankov at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > The discussion of destroyed buildings reminded me
> > of
> > > a question I have been long meaning to ask: what
> > > happened to the Indpenedence Gate (Tongnipmun)
> > > during the period of Japanese Colonial Rule?
> >
> > Nothing bad. They were even repaired twice, in 1917
> > and in 1928. In the latter case the necessary funds
> > were provided the Office of the Governor General
> > (4000
> > won/yen). I would not speculate, but I assume that
> > the
> > Japanese officials (and, for that matter, most
> > Koreans) still remembered well what was meant by
> > 'independence' in 1896.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Andrei Lankov
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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