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Cheonggyecheon is a 5.8 km creek flowing west to east through downtown Seoul, and then meeting Jungnangcheon, which in turn connects to the Hangang (river) and empties into the Yellow Sea. During the 1948-1960 presidency of Syngman Rhee, Cheonggyecheon was covered with concrete for roads. In 1968, during the presidency of Park Chung-hee, an elevated highway was built over it.


In July 2003, then-Seoul mayor, current President Lee Myung-bak initiated a project to remove the elevated highway and restore the stream. It was a major undertaking as not only did the highway have to be removed, but as years of neglect and development had left the stream nearly totally dry, 120,000 tons of water had to be pumped in daily.[citation needed] At that time, safety problems also occurred due to the deteriorated concrete construction. Despite this, restoration of Cheonggyecheon was deemed important as it fit in with the movement to re-introduce nature to the city and to promote a more eco-friendly urban design. Other goals of the project were to restore the history and culture of the region, which had been lost for 30 years, and to revitalise the economy of metropolis, Seoul.
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~signorinacherie Apr 1, 2012  New member
been here and loved it.. thanks for this shot
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*fotoshane Apr 3, 2012
Thanks for the comment!
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*fotoshane Jan 17, 2012
THanks so much!!!
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~Cleo-Bizarre Jan 9, 2012
Beautiful!! :rose:
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~Angeldowp Dec 16, 2011  Student Photographer
Me encanta =O
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Mood: Optimism ~ShadowHunterSonia May 19, 2011
I wish I could go to South korea someday
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*fotoshane Jun 1, 2011
Why can't you? Just do it! Great country, amazing food.
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~OppaOppa1 Dec 10, 2010
The city looks so pretty, I really want to go there.

I love this photo
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*Alpha-Cat Nov 11, 2010  Professional
Lovely! ^^
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~genieforyou Sep 28, 2010
just amazing! <3
I really love it!
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