The Historian · Hayoon · Seoul
Gwanghwamun Gate & Square
This avenue has been the country's political spine for six centuries — royal processions, colonial parades, and modern protests all on the same stone. It is where Korea argues with itself in public.
The main palace gate and the great ceremonial avenue before it — the axis Seoul was designed around in 1394, and still the stage for the nation's public life.
— Hayoon, The Historian
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