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Seodaemun Prison

1908 establishments in KoreaGovernment buildings completed in 1908Historic Sites of South KoreaHistory museums in South KoreaJapanese prisoner of war and internment camps
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Seodaemun Prison History Hall is a museum and former prison in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was constructed beginning in 1907. The prison was opened on October 21, 1908, under the name Gyeongseong Gamok. During the early part of the Japanese colonial period it was known as Keijo Prison (Keijō Kangoku, the Japanese pronunciation of Gyeongseong Gamok). Its name was changed to Seodaemun Prison in 1923, and it later had several other names.

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N 37.57442 ° E 126.95663 °
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서대문형무소역사관

Tongil-ro 251
03030 Seoul
South Korea
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