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Sejong Center

Field	Value
name	Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
세종문화회관
image	sejongcultctr.jpg
imagesize	230
coordinates
established	April 14, 1978
location	175 Sejongdaero, Jongno-gu
Seoul, 03172, South Korea
type	Art center
director	Kim Joo-song
architect	Um Duk-Moon, Pyung Goo Rhee
website	Official Website
embedded	{{Infobox Korean name/auto
hangul	^세종_문화_회관
hanja	世宗文化會館
child	yes

세종문화회관 Seoul, 03172, South Korea Sejong Center for the Performing Arts () is the largest arts and cultural complex in Seoul, South Korea. It has an interior area of 53,202m². It is situated in the center of the capital, on Sejongno, a main road that cuts through the capital city of the Joseon Dynasty. The center took 4 years to complete, opening in 1978. It was "built as a cultural center for Seoulites". It currently contains one of the biggest pipe organs in Asia.

History

After the Seoul National Hall was destroyed by fire in 1972, the construction of a venue to continue the cultural heritage of that structure was proposed. Construction began in 1974, and it completed on April 14, 1978. In 1999, the center was placed under control of a foundation.

The center's design was based on a fusion of Korean national symbols and the western architectural designs. The name "Sejong" is from the 4th ruling king of the Joseon Dynasty, Sejong the Great.

On 23 September 2012, the Seoul Metropolitan Government started on a trial basis, a 550-m designated section of Sejong-ro as pedestrian-only but permitted for cyclists. The section includes the road from the Gwanghwamun three-way intersection, along Gwanghwamun Plaza in front of the Sejong Center to the Sejong-ro intersection.

Facilities

References

"Overview".
{{Citation. 이. 상만. link. [[Academy of Korean Studies]]
(21 September 2012). "Pedestrian Zone Planned for Central Seoul". [[The Chosun Ilbo]].

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