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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.
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38, Munhwajeondang-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju

광주광역시 동구 문화전당로 38

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www.518.org
tour.gwangju.go.kr

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N/A (Open all year round)

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• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-62-613-2082
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