Introduction
Stretching from the former Jeollanam-do Provincial Government Office to the Geumnam-ro area, this famous plaza is where the landmark May 18th Democratic Uprising took place. In May 1980, the Jeollanam-do Provincial Government office building was the headquarters of the civil resistance movement and the scene of a number of rallies. The plaza has been officially known as the May 18 Democracy Square since 1996.
Address:
38, Munhwajeondang-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju[Google Map]
Closed:
N/A (Open all year round)
Homepage:
www.518.org (Korean only)
tour.gwangju.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
Transportation
[Subway]
Culture Complex Station (Gwangju Subway Line 1), Exit 3 or 4.
[Bus]
Take Bus No. 1000, 1187, 518, Seokgok87, Geumnam55, Geumnam56, or Geumnam57 and get off at the Culture Complex Station Bus Stop.
Additional Info
tel: +82-62-608-2401
zipcode: 61485
infocenter: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-62-608-2401
