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Seun Sangga 세운상가

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Seun Sangga is a shopping area located between Jongno 3-ga and Toegyero 3-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul. Consisting of eight Brutalist buildings in a row, the tallest of which reached 17 floors, it was designed by Kim Swoo-geun and built in 1966 on top of cleared slums, in what The Hankyoreh described in an editorial as "a symbol of the indiscriminate redevelopment that occurred during the dictatorship years". In the 1970s, it became known for its pornography vendors; however, in the late 1990s, business declined due to the rise of internet pornography.

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Seun Sangga (세운상가) — verified Korean place / attraction.

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• Location: between Jongno 3-ga and Toegyero 3-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul
• Type: shopping area
• Designer: Kim Swoo-geun
• Built: 1966
• Architecture: Brutalist
• Tallest Building: 17 floors

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