Cheonggyecheon and its old overpass 4 photos

Liberation and war, rebuilding and industrialization, the Olympics and the World Cup: Korea's streets, people and scenes, grouped by era and theme. Only photos taken in Korea and published on Wikimedia Commons under free licenses (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA, public domain or KOGL Type 1) are shown, each with its author and license. New photos are added every week.

20030701청계천 복원공사 기공식기공식1
20030701청계천 복원공사 기공식기공식1Photo: 서울특별시 소방재난본부 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
20030701청계천 복원공사 기공식기공식3
20030701청계천 복원공사 기공식기공식3Photo: 서울특별시 소방재난본부 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cheonggye overpass construction 1
Cheonggye overpass construction 1Photo: 대한민국 국가기록원 · KOGL Type 1 · Wikimedia Commons
31 building in 1971
31 building in 1971Photo: 한국정책방송원 (KTV) · KOGL Type 1 · Wikimedia Commons

Historical photo archive

Liberation and a new republic (1945–49) · The Korean War (1950–53) · Postwar Korea in the 1950s · Korea in the 1960s · Korea in the 1970s · Korea in the 1980s · Korea in the 1990s · Korea in the 2000s · Korea in the 2010s · Old Seoul streets · Seoul 1988 Olympics · 2002 World Cup and Red Devils street cheering · Trams, trains, the Pony and the Gyeongbu Expressway · Markets and street stalls · Korean school uniforms · Dosirak lunch boxes · Phone booths & rotary phones · Street snacks: tteokbokki, dalgona & more · Traditional games: yut, jegi, ttakji

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