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By on August 2nd, 2009 at 1:30 pm

Picture of the Day: The New King Sejong Statue

A clay model of a statue of King Sejong was unveiled at the workroom of Hongik University Professor Kim Young-won in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday. The new statue will be erected approximately 211 meters behind the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-shin in Gwanghwamun Square. The final statue will be unveiled on October ninth, Hangeul Day.  (Yonhap News)

A clay model of a statue of King Sejong was unveiled at the workroom of Hongik University Professor Kim Young-won in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday. The new statue will be erected approximately 211 meters behind the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-shin in Gwanghwamun Square. The final statue will be unveiled on October ninth, Hangeul Day. (Yonhap News)

Via KBS Global.

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  • roboseyo
    10:08 am on August 2nd, 2009 1

    the hand out reminds me of the creepy colonel sanders statue that (used to be? still is?) outside the KFC in Itaewon.

  • AA-CHAN
    10:29 am on August 2nd, 2009 2

    Wow, that looks incredibly detailed.

  • snarky
    1:31 pm on August 2nd, 2009 3

    Nice dress… snark snark

  • Teadrinker
    2:14 pm on August 2nd, 2009 4

    Yes, incredibly detailed and lifelike. It's so much nicer than that Lee Sung Shin statue.

  • alcyone
    2:49 am on August 3rd, 2009 5

    Reminds me of Lincoln Memorial. Probably because he's sitting haha Nice statue though. He deserves a statue.

 

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