May 18 Democracy Square
🌐 5.18 민주광장
📍 38, Munhwajeondang-ro, Dong-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
Introduction
Stretching from the former Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Government Office to the Geumnam-ro area, this famous plaza is where the landmark May 18th Democratic Uprising took place. In May 1980, the Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City 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.
Homepage
www.518.org
tour.gwangju.go.kr
🗺 Location
38, Munhwajeondang-ro, Dong-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
🔎 Information
Inquiries
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-62-613-2082
Closed
N/A (Open all year round)
