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Gyeonggyojang

Gyeonggyojang is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gyeonggyojang rather than just read about it. In short: Gyeonggyojang (Korean: 경교장) is a historic building located in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It was built in 1938, during the Japanese colonial period.

Key takeaways

Gyeonggyojang belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gyeonggyojang to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gyeonggyojang from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Gyeonggyojang (Korean: 경교장) is a historic building located in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It was built in 1938, during the Japanese colonial period. From November 4, 1945 to 1949, it was the private residence of Kim Ku, the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, as well as the headquarters of that government and Kim's Korea Independence Party. From 1949 to 1952, it was used as the embassy building of the Republic of China. It was used as part of Korea Hospital beginning in 1967. It was designated National Designated Cultural Heritage No. 465 on June 13, 2005.

Description Gyeonggyojang is located across the East Theater between Gwanghwamun and Seodaemun, which is the site of Samsung Medical Center in Pyeong-dong, Jongno District, near Seodaemun Station. The building has two floors above ground and one basement floor. It is a Japanese-style house, which was built with a total floor area of 396.69 m2 and a total floor area of 945.45 m2 in 1938. The building was originally designed by Kim Se-yeon (김세연; 金世演; 1897–1975) and is considered to reflect the style of buildings in the 1930s. The right and rear sides of the buildings are connected to the Gangbuk Samsung Hospital complex. However, inside the building, 391.67 m2 of the space is protected for historical purposes.

History Gyeonggyojang was originally built in 1938 by Choi Chang-hak. It was originally called "Jukcheomjang" (죽첨장; 竹添莊). Choi had accumulated great wealth through a mining business during the Japanese occupation of Korea. After the liberation of Korea in 1945, it became the residence of Kim Ku and the headquarters of the Korean Provisional Government (KPG). Kim changed the building's name to "Gyeonggyojang", after the name of a nearby stream. It remained this way until Kim's assassination by Ahn Doo-hee on June 26, 1949. Afterwards, it was returned to Choi Chang-hak, and used for a variety of purposes over the next few decades. It was used as the Taiwanese Embassy, a medical station during the Korean War, and the Vietnamese Embassy. In 1968 it became part of Korea Hospital (currently Gangbuk Samsung Hospital) and owned by Samsung. It was then attached to the main building of the hospital and has been used as an entrance to the hospital complex since. Originally designated as Seoul Tangible Cultural Heritage No. 129 on April 6, 2001, it was promoted to National Designated Cultural Heritage No. 465 on June 13, 2005, after the importance of the building in modern and contemporary Korean history was reevaluated. Kim Ku's old office, located on the second floor of the building and west of the building, was also operated by Samsung as a Kim Ku memorial hall. On August 14, 2009, the entire Gyeonggyojang was to be restored after 60 years, and all the hospital facilities in the building were moved and the construction began in March 2011 and opened on March 1, 2013.

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See also National Memorial of the Korean Provisional Government Independence Hall of Korea Seodaemun Prison Museum of Japanese Colonial History in Korea

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gyeonggyojang

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gyeonggyojang claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gyeonggyojang before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gyeonggyojang ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gyeonggyojang

In research: Gyeonggyojang appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gyeonggyojang in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gyeonggyojang is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1938 establishments in Korea, Buildings and structures completed in 1938, Buildings and structures in Jongno District, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gyeonggyojang outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Gyeonggyojang in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Gyeonggyojang in simple terms?

Gyeonggyojang (Korean: 경교장) is a historic building located in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It was built in 1938, during the Japanese colonial period.

Why does Gyeonggyojang matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gyeonggyojang?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gyeonggyojang.