Gwangju, the City of Light, where the memory of May 18, an art street and the embrace of Mudeungsan breathe together.
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Yangnim-dong Modern History & Culture Village in Gwangju is the birthplace of Gwangju's modernization, where missionaries from the Presbyterian Church in the United States settled in 1904.
Called the guardian mountain of Gwangju and Jeonnam, Mudeungsan National Park carries the meaning of 'a mountain so noble that it cannot be graded', and was designated as a national park in 2013.
Continuing the tradition of Gwangju, a city of art, Gwangju Art Street is a place that formed naturally as galleries and framing shops gathered from the mid-1970s.
Standing tall in downtown Gwangju, Jeonil Building 245 was built in 1968 as the tallest building in Gwangju, serving as a regional landmark.
Gwangju Sajik Park Observatory Tower is located on a historic site where the Sheji altar originally stood to pray for the peace of the country and an abundant harvest.