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Villa of Lee Ki-poong

Villa of Lee Ki-poong

이기붕별장 · Gangwon · Palaces & heritage

The villa of Lee Ki-poong is located between the villas of Rhee Syngman and Kim Ilsung on the shores of Hwajinpo Lake. The villa was originally built by foreign missionaries in the 1920s. It was used as vacation villa by the Northern communist party's executives before the Korean War broke out, and was turned into a private residence by Lee, the Vice-president to President Rhee, and his wife Maria Park after the cease-fire agreement.

TypePalaces & heritage
RegionGangwon
Address280 Hwajinpo-gil, Geojin-eup, Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do
Hours09:00-18:00 (Winter season 09:00-17:30) · * Last ticketing is 1 hr before closing.
ClosedN/A (Open all year round)
ParkingAvailable

Getting there

From Korea Tourism Organization open data. Hours and admission change with the season and on public holidays — confirm with the venue before a long trip.

Within walking distance

Castle at Hwajinpo (화진포의 성(김일성별장))
right next door

Castle at Hwajinpo

Villa of Rhee Syngman (이승만별장(고성))
600 m walk

Villa of Rhee Syngman

Hwajinpo Beach (화진포해수욕장)
1.2 km away

Hwajinpo Beach

Daejinhang Port (대진항)
3.4 km away

Daejinhang Port

Unification Security Park (통일안보공원)
5.2 km away

Unification Security Park

Goseong Unification Observatory (고성 통일전망타워)
5.2 km away

Goseong Unification Observatory

Goseong DMZ Museum (고성DMZ 박물관)
12.7 km away

Goseong DMZ Museum

Hani Lavender Farm (하늬라벤더팜)
14.0 km away

Hani Lavender Farm