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Jang Yeong-sil Statue

On June 23, 2011 By
Jang Yeong-sil Statue

Jang Yeong-sil was a Korean scientist and astronomer during the Joseon Dynasty. He was born a slave. During King Sejong’s reign he instituted a policy of selecting officials based on their talent, not by their wealth nor social class. Jang’s fame gained him entry into the royal court at Hanseong (present day Seoul) where selected [...]

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Animal Science Exhibit Seoul 2011

Located in the same building as the National Science Museum, Animal Science 2011 is an exhibition about animals. All of the animals displayed in the exhibition are real. These animals once lived in the zoo or the aquarium. All of them died of natural causes or sudden death. When they died they were preserved by [...]

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