In the KPOP mother city that is Seoul, the architectures and the designs are as stylized and refined as its idols. Yet aesthetically messy town for more than 20 years after the massive reconstruction during the Presidency of Syngman Rhee between 1948 and 1960, the capital city had to meet some needs just got out of the Korea War. It was in the emergency to restart to work and produce a strong economy to rebuild the country.
This is why a convenient raised road was built above the river Cheong Gye Cheon despite its natural importance and the river was hidden for several decades. After this hard period in 1990, the new mayor of Seoul: Lee Myung Bak decided to destroy the road and set the river free again. A project that cost 280 millions of dollars to the city and required 120 000 tons of water to bring back to life the completely dried river.
In 2005 finally, Cheong Gye Cheon, 6 kilometres long and that goes from the East to the West of Seoul to join the Jung Nan Cheon stream, was opened to the public and is still considered nowadays as a great natural architecture achievement. Put forward through various events like the Lunar New Year, the Chuseok Holidays or again the Christmas Holidays, the outcome results in a particularly beautiful view that stays in the spectator's memories.
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Lee Shin-yon
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