Joseon_Industrial_Exhibition

Chōsen Industrial Exhibition

Chōsen Industrial Exhibition

1915 exhibition in colonial Korea


The Chōsen Industrial Exhibition (朝鮮物産共進会) was a colonial fair held in 1915 to mark the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Japanese Korea, and was the first official event of the new government.[1][page needed] It was held in Keijō (Seoul)[2][page needed] at Gyeongbokgung.

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Location and buildings

The exhibition was held in the grounds of the Gyeongbokgung palace[3][page needed] and took place in both existing buildings, and newly constructed ones.[3][page needed] The layout was designed to contrast historic Korean architecture with modern Japanese architecture and visitors entered through the existing Gwanghwamun gate, before the new Illhogwan (First Exhibition Hall), which stood in front of the Geunjeongjeon throne room.[3][page needed]

Contents

There were over 40,000 exhibits, mainly Japanese and Korean, with some Taiwanese exhibits. There were agricultural objects in Illhogwan, and further objects in the Kigyegwan (Machinery) and the Ch'amgogwan (Reference) halls.[3][page needed]

Visitors

Over 1 million people attended the exhibition before it closed on 31 October 1915.[1][page needed][2][page needed]

See also

Further reading


References

  1. Pérez-Gómez, Alberto; Parcell, Stephen (February 2016). Chora 7: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 9780773598799. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. Jung, Yoonchun (November 2014). Inventing the identity of modern Korean architecture, 1904-1929 (Thesis). McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
  3. Kal, Hong (2011). Aesthetic Constructions of Korean Nationalism: Spectacle, Politics and History. ISBN 9780415602563.

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