Olympic Park

park, Seoul, South Korea

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Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea, is a significant green space that was largely developed for the 1988 Summer Olympic Games. Located east of the Seoul Sports Complex, it encompasses facilities built for the Olympics, a sculpture park, an Olympics museum, and the Korean National University of Physical Education. The park also contains an earthen fortress dating back to the early Baekje period. This park is part of Seoul's broader efforts to increase its international profile and serve as a cultural, economic, and transportation hub for Northeast Asia.1

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Olympic Park, to the east of the Sports Complex, is an expansive green space containing more of the facilities built for the 1988 Olympics as well as a sculpture park, an Olympics museum, the Korean National University of Physical Education, and an earthen fortress from…
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Olympic Park, to the east of the Sports Complex, is an expansive green space containing more of the facilities built for the 1988 Olympics as well as a sculpture park, an Olympics museum, the Korean National University of Physical Education, and an earthen fortress from…
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