ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1037109/mangyeong-church-martyrs-memorial-aev-architectures-plus-tonn-architects Thu, 08 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1037109/mangyeong-church-martyrs-memorial-aev-architectures-plus-tonn-architects A Place of Memory and Reconciliation Created by Light
In the tranquil village of Mangyeong, located three hours south of Seoul, a deeply meaningful commemorative space has been established. This memorial honors Pastor Kim Jong-han and the fifteen members of the Mangyeong Church who were martyred during the Korean War in 1950. The Mangyeong Church Martyrs Memorial is designed, not as a conventional monument, but as a powerful symbol of remembrance, renewal, and hope for a rural community grappling with depopulation and the erosion of its cultural identity.

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