
Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Country: South Korea

Province: Gwangju Metropolitan City
District: Seo-gu
Location: 518 Memorial Park [map]
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The 518 Memorial Park is a public park built to memorialize the victims of the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement during South Korea's period under military rule. It is home to a 518 Memorial Culture Hall, a building that commemorates the uprisings and the host venue of the 2008 Gwangju International Peace Forum.