PHOTOS: Seoul Station marks 100 years of history

The old Seoul Station was closed in 2004 and now is being used as a cultural complex named Culture Station Seoul 284. AJP Yoo Na-hyun
SEOUL, November 27 (AJP) - Seoul Station is marking its 100th anniversary this year with a commemorative exhibition that revisits the landmark’s century-long transformation and its role in Korea’s modern history.

First opened in 1925 as Gyeongseong Station, the building has borne witness to some of the most significant chapters of the nation’s past — from Japanese colonial rule and the push for modernization to liberation, national division, industrialization and democratization.

The old station building was closed in 2004 and later reopened in 2011 as a cultural complex now known as Culture Station Seoul 284.

The anniversary exhibition, held inside the historic structure where personal memories and national history converge, runs through Nov. 30. It traces the evolution of the original station over the past century and is organized around three themes: past, present and future.

One highlight is the display of an original manuscript of the Great Dictionary of the Korean Language, discovered in a station warehouse shortly after Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule in 1945. Curators say the artifact adds historical resonance to the exhibition’s broader look at the station’s enduring legacy.
25일 서울시 중구 서울역 야외공간에서 백년과 하루전시가 진행되고 있다

A commemorative exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of Seoul Station/ AJP Yoo Na-hyun
25일 서울시 중구 문화역서울284에서 시민들이 백년과 하루 전시를 관람하고 있다

A commemorative exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of Seoul Station/ AJP Yoo Na-hyun
25일 서울 중구 문화역 284에서 열린 백년과 하루 전시에서 관람객들이 작품을 관람하고 있다 AJP Yoo Na-hyun

25일 서울 중구 문화역 284에서 열린 백년과 하루 전시에서 관람객들이 작품을 관람하고 있다 AJP Yoo Na-hyun

A commemorative exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of Seoul Station/ AJP Yoo Na-hyun

A commemorative exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of Seoul Station/ AJP Yoo Na-hyun

A commemorative exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of Seoul Station/ AJP Yoo Na-hyun
25일 서울 중구 문화역 284에서 열린 백년과 하루 전시에서 관람객이 서울역 4번 승차장을 보고 있다 AJP Yoo Na-hyun

25일 서울 중구 문화역 284에서 열린 백년과 하루 전시에서 관람객이 서울역 4번 승차장을 보고 있다 AJP Yoo Na-hyun

A commemorative exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of Seoul Station/ AJP Yoo Na-hyun
25일 서울 중구 문화역서울284 ‘백년과 하루’ 전시 현장에서 처음으로 공개된 전시장과 연결된 서울역 4번 승차장 전경 AJP Yoo Na-hyun