Yeouido Park

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Yeouido Park
A pond and pavilion in the park, April 2015
Location	Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul
Korean name
Hangul	여의도공원
Hanja	汝矣島公園
Revised Romanization	Yeouido Gongwon
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏŭito Kongwŏn

Yeouido Park (Korean: 여의도공원; Hanja: 汝矣島公園; RR: Yeouido Gongwon) is a park in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea.

The park, which runs northeast–southwest through the centre of the island, has a large open area which is popular with bicyclists and skateboarders, and breaks into footpaths lined with trees and seasonal flowers.

History[]

During the Japanese rule of Korea, the site was the location of Seoul's first airport, built in April 1924.^[1] In the 1970s, the area was developed into an asphalt strip as part of the Han River development project led by President Park Chung-hee, who named it May 16 Square in reference to the coup he led in 1961.^[2]

In May 1984, Pope John Paul II held a canonization mass in the park for Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and 101 other martyrs who were executed under the Joseon Dynasty .

After having lain under asphalt for 27 years, May 16 Square was subsequently redeveloped, and was reopened on July 5, 1999.^[3]

Gallery[]

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  Statue of King Sejong the Great

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  A coffee shop near the edge of the park.

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  a grassy field in the middle of the park.

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  One of several playgrounds scattered throughout the park.

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  Yeouido Park bicyclists

See also[]

• Hangang Park

References[]

External links[]

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