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Seoul to Build Gondola Over Mount Nam by 2025

SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A sightseeing gondola will be built on Mount Nam in central Seoul by 2025, the city government said Monday, as part of efforts to reinforce the mountain’s tourist resources. The gondola system will be constructed on a section from Namsan Yejang Park, near Myeongdong Station on Subway Line 4, [...]

New Park on Mount Nam to Retrace History of Colonialism, Military Dictatorship

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s landmark Mount Nam will have a new park by May, offering plenty of greenery and memorials to the country’s turbulent history under military dictatorships and Japanese colonial rule, the city government said Wednesday. The park, which was built on the former martial arts training grounds of soldiers during [...]