Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Country: South Korea
Province: Seoul Special City
District: Seodaemun-gu
Location: Ehwa Womans University [map]
Status since photo:
Ehwa Womans University is the world's largest female educational institute and one of the largest universities in South Korea, where it's regarded as the top women's university in the country. After the Korean liberation from Japanese rule in 1945, it was the first institution to be officially organized as a university. It has produced Korea's first female doctor, first female justice in the Constitutional Court, and first female Korean prime minister.
Location formerly known as:
- Ihwa Hakdang, Ehwa Hakdang (1886-ca. 1945)