Day 58:Provisional Capital Memorial Hall

This red brick building was constructed between 1923 and 1925 by the Japanese Government-General of Korea during the Japanese colonial period (1910-1945). It was initially designed as a hospital, but upon the relocation of the provincial capital from Jinju to Busan in 1925, it ultimately became the Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Office. During the Korean War (1950-1953),
Busan was made the provisional capital of the Republic of Korea, and this building became the temporary home of major goverment departments. After the armistice in ,1953, the building resumed its function as the Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Office until 1983, when it became the Busan District Court and
Prosecutor's Office. The building has served as Seokdang Museum of Dong-A
University since 2009.

The building, consisting of two above-ground floors, one basement, and one
loft, features a symmetrical design with a protruding porch at the center. The
imposing vertical windows arranged in long rows give off a grand and authoritative impression.

The Government Building of the Provisional. Capital in Busan is considered a representative building that preserves the political and social changes of modern Korean history. Above all, it hold great significance as the political and administrative center of the Republic of Korea during the Korean War.Read more