Sights · 38, Munhwajeondang-ro,
May 18 Democracy Square (5.18 민주광장)
Visit info
- Closed
- N/A (Open all year round)
- Information
- • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-62-613-2082
About
Stretching from the former Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Government Office to the Geumnam-ro area, this famous plaza is where the landmark May 18th Democratic Uprising took place. In May 1980, the Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Provincial Government office building was the headquarters of the civil resistance movement and the scene of a number of rallies. The plaza has been officially known as the May 18 Democracy Square since 1996.
Getting there
38, Munhwajeondang-ro, Dong-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI). Details can change; check the official site before you go.