Timeline of Seoul
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- 17 BCE - Baekje, Wirye-seong, settled.
- 392 - Goguryeo in power.
- 551 - Silla-Baekje alliance in power.
- 1104 - Sukjong of Goryeo builds palace.
14th-18th century
- 1394
- Capital of the Joseon Dynasty relocates to Seoul from Kaesong.[1]
- Jongmyo (shrine) built.
- 1395
- Gyeongbokgung Palace built.
- Jogyesa temple established.
- 1396 - Fortress Wall construction begins.
- 1398
- Eight Gates built.
- Sungkyunkwan founded.
- 1412 - Changdeokgung Palace built.
- 1414 - Namdaemun Market active.
- 1447 - Namdaemun rebuilt.
- 1467 - Wongaksa Pagoda constructed.
- 1592 - April: City taken by Japanese forces.[1]
18th-19th century
- 1711 - Donuimun and Gwanghuimun (gates) rebuilt.
- 1741 - Changuimun (gate) rebuilt.
- 1796 - Hwaseong Fortress built.
- 1867 - Gwanghwamun (gate) reconstructed.
- 1897
- Kurisudo sinmun newspaper begins publication.[2]
- Independence Gate erected.
- 1898 - Myeongdong Cathedral consecrated.
- 1899 - Gwallim Middle School established.
20th century
- 1900
- 1901 - Busan-Seoul railway begins operating.[3]
- 1905
- Uiju-Seoul railway begins operating.[1]
- Dongdaemun Market in business.
- 1906 - Keijo nippo newspaper established.[4]
- 1907 - Seoul Sanitation Association founded.[4]
- 1908 - Gyeongseong Gamok (prison) in operation.
- 1910
- 1914 - Outer parts of Gyeongseongbu were ceded to Goyang County.
- 1920 - Chosun Ilbo and Dong-a Ilbo newspapers begin publication.
- 1922 - Namsan Public Library established.
- 1924 - Keijo Imperial University founded.
- 1925 - Seoul Station opens.
- 1926 - Japanese General Government Building constructed.
- 1927 - Noryangjin Fish Market in business.
- 1936 - The expansion of Gyeongseongbu was implemented absorbing Cheongnyangni, Anam, Sincheon, etc.
- 1945 - National Library of Korea and National Museum of Korea established.
- 1946
- City renamed "Seoul" (approximate date).
- Kim Hyongmin becomes mayor.
- Seoul National University established.
- 1947 - Samsung Sanghoe in business.
- 1948
- City becomes capital of Republic of Korea.
- Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra founded.
- 1949
- Seoul designated a special city (administrative division).
- Expended to today's Gangbuk-gu to the north and Guro-dong, Sindorim-dong(including today's Daerim dong) to the south.
- Population: 1,446,019.[6]
- 1950
- 28 June: Hangang Bridge bombing; city taken by North Korean army.
- 16 July: Yongsan bombing.
- 22–25 September: Second Battle of Seoul.
- 1951
- January: Third Battle of Seoul.
- 14 March: City taken by United Nations forces.
- 1953 - Korean Republic newspaper begins publication.
- 1954 - Hankook Ilbo newspaper begins publication.
- 1958 - Gimpo International Airport in operation.
- 1960 - Gyeongdong Market in business.
- 1963 - The great expansion was implemented, incorporating parts of counties of Gimpo, Gwangju, Siheung, Yangju, and Bucheon.
- 1965 - Population: 3,793,280.[6]
- 1969 - N Seoul Tower built.
- 1970 - Gyeongbu Expressway constructed.
- 1973
- Jingwan-dong (Gupabal) was incorporated to Seoul from Goyang County.
- World Taekwondo Headquarters established.
- 1974
- Seoul Metropolitan Subway begins operating.
- Korean Film Archive and Chugye University for the Arts established.
- 1975 - Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, USA.[7]
- 1977 - Jeongdok Public Library opens.
- 1978 - Sejong Center built.
- 1982 - Banpo Bridge constructed.
- 1983
- Lucky-Goldstar Football Club formed.
- Bukhansan National Park established.
- 1985
- 63 Building constructed.
- Population: 9,639,110.[6]
- 1986 - Asian Games held.
- 1988
- Goh Kun becomes mayor.
- Summer Olympics held.
- Seoul Museum of Art and Calligraphy Museum open.
- Trade Tower built.
- 1989 - Lotte World recreation complex opens.
- 1990 - Population: 10,612,577.[6]
- 1991
- Blue House (government residence) built.
- KBS Hall opens.
- 1993
- Korea National University of Arts established.
- Opera House opens.
- War Memorial of Korea constructed.
- 1994 - Hi! Seoul Festival begins.
- 1995
- The city boundary between Seoul and Gwangmyeong was rearranged, absorbing a very tiny part of Cheolsan-dong.
- The city boundary between Seoul and Goyang was rearranged, absorbing a very tiny part of Jichuk-dong.
- 29 June: Sampoong Department Store collapse.[8]
- 1999 - Jongno Tower built.
21st century
- 2000
- Bukchon Preservation and Regeneration Project established.[9]
- Kumho art hall opens.
- 2001
- Incheon International Airport begins operating.
- Seoul World Cup Stadium opens.
- ETP music festival begins.
- 2002
- FIFA World Cup held.
- Lee Myung-bak becomes mayor.
- Seoul Museum of History established.
- 2003 - Hyperion Tower built.
- 2004
- Samsung Tower Palace built.
- Seoul Station renovated.[10]
- Seoul Metropolitan Government Amazones football club formed.
- 2005 - Seoul Forest opens.
- 2006 - Oh Se-hoon becomes mayor.
- 2009
- Moonlight Rainbow Fountain installed.
- West Seoul Lake Park opens.
- 2010 - November: G-20 summit held.
- 2011
- June: Floods.
- October: Asian Network of Major Cities 21 meeting held.
- Park Won-soon becomes mayor.
- Population: 10,581,728.[11]
- Shinbundang Line opens
- 2012
- International Finance Center Seoul opens
- ABU Radio Song Festival held.
- Seoul City Hall rebuilt.
- 2013
- 2014
- Dongdaemun Design Plaza opens
- 2015
- Gocheok Sky Dome opens
See also
- History of Seoul
- List of districts of Seoul
- List of neighbourhoods of Seoul
- Names of Seoul
- List of mayors of Seoul
- List of museums in Seoul
- List of Buddhist temples in Seoul
- List of colleges and universities in Seoul
- Timeline of Korean history
- List of cities by population density
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Korea", The Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910, OCLC 14782424
- ↑ "WorldCat". USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- 1 2 Hunter 1977.
- 1 2 Henry 2005.
- ↑ Britannica 1910.
- 1 2 3 4 Yeong-Hyun Kim 2004.
- ↑ "San Francisco Sister Cities". USA: City & County of San Francisco. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "A history of cities in 50 buildings", The Guardian, UK, 2015
- ↑ Hong 2013.
- ↑ Jesook Song 2006.
- ↑ "Get to Know Us". Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
Bibliography
- "Seoul (Han-yang)", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Janet Hunter (1977). "Japanese Government Policy, Business Opinion and the Seoul—Pusan Railway, 1894—1906". Modern Asian Studies. 11. doi:10.1017/s0026749x00000573.
- Yeong-Hyun Kim (2004), "Seoul", in Josef Gugler, World Cities Beyond the West, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521830034
- Todd A. Henry (2005). "Sanitizing Empire: Japanese Articulations of Korean Otherness and the Construction of Early Colonial Seoul, 1905-1919". Journal of Asian Studies. 64.
- Jesook Song (2006). "Historicization of Homeless Spaces: The Seoul Train Station Square and the House of Freedom". Anthropological Quarterly. George Washington University Institute for Ethnographic Research. 79.
- Sharon Hong (2013), "Seoul", Transforming Asian Cities, UK: Routledge
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