Independence Gate or Dongnimmun is a memorial gate in Seoul, South Korea. It was built in January 1898. Its construction was planned by Soh Jaipil, as a symbol of Korea's commitment to independence. It was designated as a Historic Site of South Korea in 1963, and relocated 70 metres (230 ft) northwest from the original location in 1979 for preservation.
Front side of the Independence Gate in Seoul, South Korea
An editorial in Tongnip Sinmun promoting fundraising for construction of Dongnimmun, July 4, 1896
Letters of '독립문' and Taegukgi is carved on arch via Vertical writing. Below sign of flower is symbol of House of Yi
Seo Jae-pil, better known by his English name Philip Jaisohn, was a Korean American politician, physician, and Korean independence activist. He was the first Korean to become a naturalized citizen of the United States. He also founded the Tongnip Sinmun, the first Korean newspaper written entirely in Hangul.
Philip Jaisohn
Graduation from Columbian Medical College (1892)
Philip Jaisohn and Muriel Armstrong, 1930s
Jaisohn, his daughter Muriel, and Kim Kyu-sik in Incheon in 1947.