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Seoul City Gov’t Designates 2 Underground Waterways as Historical Monuments

Seoul City Gov’t Designates 2 Underground Waterways as Historical Monuments

SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan City Government said on July 13 that it has designated two underground waterways newly discovered in downtown Seoul as the city’s monuments (Nos. 38 and 39). The two subterranean rivers for drainage purposes were built before and after 1910 by employing modern technology based on existing subsoil [...]