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Blue House
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former official residence of the president of South Korea
Key facts
- Former names
- Gyeong Mu Dae (1948–1960)
- Alternative names
- Blue House
- Architectural style
- Traditional Korean
- Location
- 1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongno-gu , Seoul , South Korea , Seoul , South Korea
- Current tenants
- President of South Korea
- Groundbreaking
- 22 March 1937 ( 1937-03-22 )
- Topped out
- 20 September 1939 ( 1939-09-20 )
- Opened
- 1948 ( 1948 ) (as presidential residence)
- Renovated
- 22 July 1989 ( 1989-07-22 ) – 4 September 1991 ( 1991-09-04 )
- Closed
- 10 May 2022 ( 2022-05-10 ) – 28 December 2025 ( 2025-12-28 ) (as public park)
- Owner
- Government of South Korea
- Floor count
- 2 floors above ground, 1 basement
- Hangul
- 청와대
- Hanja
- 靑瓦臺
- Rr
- Cheongwadae
- Mr
- Ch'ŏngwadae
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Cheong Wa Dae (Korean: 청와대; Hanja: 靑瓦臺; lit. ''Cyan-tile Pavilion''), also known as the Blue House, is the executive office and residence of the president of South Korea. Located in Seoul's Jongno District, directly behind the former Gyeongbokgung palace, it has served as the center of presidential administration and state receptions since 1948, except for a three-year period during the presidency of Yoon Suk Yeol from 2022 to 2025, during which it was opened to the public as a museum and urban park.
Cheong Wa Dae is a complex of multiple buildings built largely in the traditional Korean architectural style with some modern architectural elements and facilities. It currently consists of the Main Office Hall Bon-gwan, the Presidential Residence, the State Reception House Yeongbin-gwan, the Chunchu-gwan, Press Hall, the Secretariat Buildings, and other buildings and structures. The entire complex covers approximately 250,000 square metres or 62 acres.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blue House” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.