May 18 Democracy Square (5.18 민주광장)

Published 2012-08-27 Updated 2020-06-09 View 9671

We provide various information such as the website, contact information, usage information, and location (map) of Gwangju Dong-gu, May 18 Democracy Square (5.18 민주광장) using public data of Korea Tourism Organization.

Stretching from the former Jeollanam-do Provincial Government Office to the Geumnam-ro area, this famous plaza is where the landmark May 18th Democratic Uprising took place. In May 1980, the Jeollanam-do Provincial Government office building was the headquarters of the civil resistance movement and the scene of a number of rallies. The plaza has been officially known as the May 18 Democracy Square since 1996.