"WooJung Park + 22 Category: Churches, Memorial Center Architects: Woojin Lim, Yunseok Kwak (AEV Architectures) + Jungim Yoo + Yunhee Lee (TONN Architect) Participating Artists: Andrea Roggi, Ignazio Campagna, Jeeyean Shim, Soon-phil Maeng More SpecsLess Specs WooJung Park Text description provided by the architects. A Place of Memory and Reconciliation Created by Light In the tranquil village of Mangyeong, located three hours south of Seoul, a deeply meaningful commemorative space has been established."
"This memorial honors Pastor Kim Jong-han and the fifteen members of the Mangyeong Church who were martyred during the Korean War in 1950. The Mangyeong Church Martyrs Memorial is designed, not as a conventional monument, but as a powerful symbol of remembrance, renewal, and hope for a rural community grappling with depopulation and the erosion of its cultural identity. Published on January 08, 2026"
The Mangyeong Church Martyrs Memorial sits in Mangyeong village, three hours south of Seoul. The memorial honors Pastor Kim Jong-han and fifteen Mangyeong Church members martyred during the 1950 Korean War. Architects involved include Woojin Lim, Yunseok Kwak (AEV Architectures), Jungim Yoo, and Yunhee Lee (TONN Architect), with participating artists Andrea Roggi, Ignazio Campagna, Jeeyean Shim, and Soon-phil Maeng. The design prioritizes light as a medium, avoiding conventional monumentality in favor of a symbolic space of remembrance, renewal, and hope. The memorial responds to rural depopulation and cultural erosion by creating a place intended to strengthen community memory and identity.
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