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| Chosun Hotel | |
|---|---|
조선호텔 | |
 The original Chosun Hotel, photographed during the Japanese colonial period | |
 | |
| Former names | Joseon Railway Hotel (Chōsen Tetsudō Hoteru, 1914); Chōsen Hotel (1914–1948) |
General information | |
| Location | Sogong-dong, Jung District, Keijō (Seoul), Japanese Korea (later South Korea) |
| Coordinates | 37°33′53″N 126°58′54″E / 37.56472°N 126.98167°E |
| Opened | 10 October 1914 |
| Owner | South Manchuria Railway Co. (1914–1920s); Railway Bureau, Government-General of Chōsen (1920s–1945) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 above ground, 1 below |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Georg de Lalande |
The Chosun Hotel (조선호텔; 朝鮮ホテル; also written Chosen Hotel or Joseon Hotel) was a luxury railway hotel in central Seoul that operated from 1914 to 1968.[1] It is also regarded as korea's oldest hotel.[2]
History
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It was built by the Japanese colonial authorities on the partially demolished grounds of the Hwangudan altar complex,[3] it was for several decades the most prestigious Western-style hotel on the Korean Peninsula and the first in the country to operate a passenger elevator, a French restaurant, and a buffet service.[4]
The hotel opened on 10 October 1914 as a colonial railway hotel, built by the Government-General of Chōsen to meet the demand for Western-standard lodging that came with the Gyeongbu Line and Gyeongui Line railways.[5] The German architect Georg de Lalande designed the four-storey building, which was the third Western-style hotel in Korea after the Daibutsu in Incheon in 1888 and the Sontag Hotel in 1902.[6][7][8]
After the Japanese surrender in 1945 the hotel was requisitioned by the United States Army Military Government, and during the Korean War it briefly served as a Korean People's Army command post before becoming a United States Eighth Army headquarters.[8] By the 1960s it was too small for demand, and its state-run operator, the Korea International Tourism Corporation, rebuilt it with American Airlines.[9][10]
The building was demolished between 1968 and 1970 and was replaced by the high-rise Westin Chosun Seoul[11] designed by William B. Tabler, which preserves the Hwangungu octagonal shrine in its garden.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ Nate (4 February 2018). "The Chosun Hotel". Colonial Korea. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ Herald, Korea (9 October 2014). "Korea's oldest hotel celebrates centenary". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ "Hwangudan's main gate transformed into public garden with 24-hour access for visitors". koreajoongangdaily. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ "Korea's oldest hotel celebrates centenary". The Korea Herald. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hotels as Witnesses to Korea's Modern History".
- ↑ 호텔·여관 [Hotels and inns]. Seoul Museum of History Archive (in Korean). Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ 환구단 [Hwangudan]. National Heritage Portal (in Korean). Korea Heritage Service. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- 1 2 Won, Seong-yun (14 November 2025). 110년의 증인, 환구단 맞은편 '최초의 럭셔리' 조선호텔 [Witness to 110 years, the "first luxury" Chosun Hotel across from Hwangudan]. Nate News (in Korean). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ Times, Special to The New York (6 August 1967). "Chosun Hotel, a Seoul Landmark, Will Be Razed for a Skyscraper; OLD SEOUL HOTEL YIELDING TO NEW Sharp Contrast". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ Bedingfield, Robert E. (21 July 1972). "American Airlines in Loews Hotel Pact". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ Ting, Kennie (14 February 2015). "The Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul". Dream Of A City. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
- ↑ "Hwangungu Shrine, The Forgotten History". Asia Society Korea. Retrieved 24 June 2026.