Old Seoul Station
To log a smiley and get credit for this virtual cache go
to the posted coordinates (N37°
33.353 E126° 58.313) and take a photo of
the shoes you wore here, pointing to the word "RAILROAD" on the Brass Compass.
See example on how it's done
here.
Please note that your log will be deleted without notice if the
required photo is not included.
이 건물은 1922년 착공되어 1925년에 경성역사로 준공된 철도역사 건물로, 광복 후 1947년에 서울역이
되었다.
일제 강점기 당시 물자와 인력수급 등 전쟁 물자 공급을 위한 기본 운송수단으로서 역할을 위해 일본이 지은 역사 건물로, 사이토 마코토 글씨를
받아 만든 것으로 확인되는 정초석이 설치되어 있다.
지하1층, 지상2층의 석재 혼합 벽돌조 역사 건물로 일본인이 설계하였으며, 서울의 중심 철도 시설로서 그 역할을 하여 오다가, 2003년
통합민자역사로 역무 기능이 이관되면서 더이상 역사로서 쓰이지 않게 되어, 복원을 거쳐 현재 복합 문화공간으로 사용되고 있다.
1층은 르네상스 궁전건축 기법으로 처리하고, 1층 윗부분과 2층은 붉은 벽돌로 쌓고, 부분적으로 화강석을 장식하여 마감하였으며, 우리나라에서
가장 오래된 철도 건물이라는 점에서 건축사적 가치가 크다.
Seoul Railway Station was built of stone and red brick during
the period 1922-1925 during the Japanese Occupation. It is a 2-story building
with a basement floor. The 1st floor was built by the technique used to build
palaces in the Renaissance style. The 2nd floor and the upper part of the 1st
floor were built of red brick with partial decoration in granite. As the
population and the cargo carried in and out of Seoul through railways
skyrocketed, South and West Seoul Stations were newly built for cargo in the
1960s. Since then, the Seoul Station Building has been used only for passengers.
As of January 2004, New Seoul Station opened, and the former building was
closed. Between August 2011 and July 2009, a renovation project was carried out
both to restore the value of this closed station as a cultural heritage and to
have it used as a whole new cultural place. Now, it has been reopened as
‘Culture Station Seoul 284,’ a cultural space for exhibitions, lectures,
performances, and movies.
Again, to
log a smiley and get credit for this virtual cache go
to the posted coordinates (N37°
33.353 E126° 58.313) and take a photo of
the shoes you wore here, pointing to the word "RAILROAD" on the Brass Compass.
See example on how it's done
here.
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