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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
Address300-1, Hwajinpo-gil, Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do

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