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Olympic Park, Seoul

Park in Seoul, South Korea

Field	Value
name	Olympic Park
image	Seoul Olympic Park from Lotte World Tower.jpg
image_caption	The park, as seen from the Lotte World Tower observation deck (2019)
location	Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea
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embedded	{{Infobox Korean name/auto
child	yes
hangul	^올림픽 공원
hanja	올림픽 公園

Olympic Park (), short name Olpark (), is an Olympic Park in Bangi-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea, opened on May 28, 1986. Built at a cost of US$200 million, it was built to host the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Summer Olympics. The two nearest subway stations are Mongchontoseong and Olympic Park.

Competition facilities

SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium – formerly known as Olympic Fencing Gymnasium
Olympic Gymnastics Arena
Olympic Swimming Pool
Olympic Tennis Courts
Olympic Velodrome

Other facilities

Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium – currently known as Woori Art Hall
Korea National Sports University
Korea Skating Union
Mongchontoseong
Olympic Sculpture Park (It houses approximately 200 sculptures done by artists of all around the World, expressing different concepts)
Olympic Parktel Hotel
Olympic Hall
Olympic Museum
SOMA Museum of Art
World Peace Gate
Flag Plaza (with the presence of the flags of the countries that competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics)
Rose Park
Waterside Stage
Music Fountain
Hanseong Baekje Museum

World Peace Gate

Built between December 31, 1986, and August 31, 1988, it was designed by the architect Kim Chung-up to celebrate the motto and the concepts from Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics (peace and harmony) and also to symbolize the ability of the Korean people. Alongside the pillars there are structures similar to wings, under which there's a mural called "A Painting of Four Spirits". In the mural are shown a phoenix, a turtle, a tiger and a dragon (the spirits that guard the gate) ascending towards heaven, representing the strength of Koreans and their freedom.

Under the gate is the 1988 Summer Paralympics eternal flame, as well as a declaration of peace calling for world harmony and happiness for all citizens of the world.

Gallery

File:Olympic Park Seoul.jpg|Entrance to the Olympic Park in November 2018 File:Mongchonhaeja 1.jpg|Olympic Park in October 2018 File:Olympic Park in Oct 2020.jpg|Olympic Park in Autumn with Reeds File:Olympic Swimming Pool Seoul.jpg|Olympic Swimming Pool in 2020 File:Olympic Park Seoul 2005.jpg|The unifying United Buddy Bears exhibition was shown at the Olympic Park in Seoul in 2005. File:World Peace Gate.jpg|World Peace Gate, Olympic Park (2018)

References

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(May 29, 1986). "Gearing up for the Olympics". The Straits Times.
link. [[Doosan Encyclopedia]]
(August 10, 2016). "Seoul Olympic Park and World Peace Gate". Korean Experiences.
Bercarich, Lauren. (April 6, 2011). "Olympic Park". Lauren in Asia.

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