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: Home >> Itaewon Information > What to see > Cultural Historic Sites > Yongsan Divinity School and Wonhyoro Cathedral
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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. |
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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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