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  : Home >> Itaewon Information > What to see > Cultural Historic Sites > Yongsan Divinity School and Wonhyoro Cathedral
Yongsan Divinity School and Wonhyoro Cathedral Wonhyoro Baeksong
Seoul Fortress Former Yongsan Water Observatory
 
The Yongsan Seminary was built in 1892 and the Wonhyoro Cathedral shortly thereafter in 1902. Both were designed by a French Priest named Cost and built by workers from the Ching Empire of China with bricks baked in the Royal Pottery-Baking Oven in Waseo-hyun,Youngsan-bang.Yongsan Seminary is the first seminary to be established in Korea and the first western architectural building.
It is a Georgian-style brick building with rounded arch windows and majestically decorated interiors. The Wonhyoro Cathedral is a Gothic building with pointed arch windows and a small tower on the roof.
  • Designated historical relic No .255
  • Address: 1-1 Wonhyoro 4ga, Youngsan-gu. Se
 
 
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