Comments | lickthefrog: So sad

lickthefrog

So sad

Feb 12, 2008 10:55

Korea's no.1 treasure burned down on the weekend!!! I'm lucky to have seen it before, but it makes me so sad it happened!!

It's not in this article, but in a Korean article it said the arsenist did it to get back ot the government for not giving him moeny for something.... what a jackass.... When people think of Seoul, That's what they think of ( Read more... )

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celestialbuddah February 12 2008, 02:29:40 UTC

what was the number one national treasure?

lickthefrog February 12 2008, 13:45:26 UTC

This http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namdaemun_(gate)

They even updated it already!

3headedmonkey February 12 2008, 04:51:51 UTC

I heard about it on the news, I was saddened by it.

lickthefrog February 12 2008, 13:46:15 UTC

It really is sad, it's such a cool old building right in the middle of some of the most modern towers and shoppping centers.... its was so neat.

freakwoman February 14 2008, 09:00:32 UTC

The government confiscated his land for something and he was unsatisfied with the buy out price.

lickthefrog February 14 2008, 10:52:14 UTC

Seriously? And he thinks that'll help his case? Apparently this guy set fire to another palace a few years ago and one or two other fires.... At least that's what my co-teacher read...