several familiar buildings around Daehangno, Seoul

the entrance of Clock Tower Building (Daehan Hospital), pen and watercolor

 Seoul National Univ. Museum of Medicine (Daehan Hospital), pen and watercolor

 Main building of the Old National Industrial Institute, pen and watercolor

 Korea National Open University completed recently, pen and watercolor

 Samtou(monthly magazine) Headquarters, pen and oil pastel

 Artist House (Former Administration Building of Seoul National Univ.), pencil

 Seoul National Univ. Stroke and Cardiovascular Hospital, pen and watercolor

 Main Building of Seoul National Univ. College of Medicine, pencil and watercolor

Hongik University Daehangno Campus completed recently, pen and watercolor

(21 x 29.6cm sketchbook)
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Daehangno(University Street), known as the street for young people, is the former location of Seoul National University. Moving of Seoul National University led the opening of the Art Gallery and Art Theater of the Literary Hall and development of cultural space in the same area.
In 2004, Seoul Metropolitan Government designated Daehangno its second“culture street,”after Insa-dong. More interestingly, Daehangno is home to several examples of colonial architecture, including the old Daehan Hospital(1907) and the old National Industry Institute(1908), and so on. Those are well preserved beautifully as the cultural asset.

I sketched some well-known buildings around Daehangno looking back my old times, and was impressed by the harmony between the old and new architectures.

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