In Seoul again last week. On a morning when we didn't have meetings, my friend Harri and I went on a brief photo excursion. On one of the tourist maps of Seoul, I noted a place called the Dongdaemun Cultural Center. We had no idea what to expect, so we planned to have an early breakfast, and get there as soon after sun up that we could.
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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From several blocks away, we could see it as we drew nearer in the cab. A cool looking place, all rounded and smooth, stainless steel skin gleaming in the early morning sun.
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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The early sun, still at a very low angle, bounced in around and through the place. The stainless reflected the light beautifully, and picked up the colors reflecting from the surroundings.
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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Wonderful, smooth, rounded shapes, interfacing with the concrete walkways and hand railing.
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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Then, Harri noticed that the "dirt" patches that we could see around us were areas where ruins of earlier constructions could be seen.
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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Several things are combined on this large, full city block facility. There is a subway station under it, causing a steady stream of people to be headed down the wide walks and through the portals, headed to and from work each day.
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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Part of the roof was covered with artificial grass, and sticking into it were thousands of artificial white flowers.
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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Another part, a central open space well below the elevation of the street, had more ruins, and included a restored section of an ancient fortress wall. They have not determined which quarry produced the original stones, so the restoration stones, taken from a different quarry, are lighter colored, and you could easily tell which were the originals.
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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Cool the way the light played off the stainless.
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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Harri...
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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Photo by Mark W. Laughlin
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If you are in Seoul, check out Dongdaemun. It's easy to reach, just a quick cab ride from Sejong-daero. Lots of cool photo op's !
Y'all take care,
- Mark
Seoul Fortress Wall, Dongdaemun History Museum,
Dongdaemun Stadium Memorial, Design Gallery,
Event Hall, Café, Outdoor Performance,
Dongdaemun Stadium Memorial Museum
http://tour.junggu.seoul.kr/tour/eng/h03_tour/h31_recom_07.jsp
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