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Palgakjeong is an octagonal pavilion in Tapgol Park that was built in 1902 (6th year of Gwangmu). It is a place where people  gathered and declared the Korean independence movement, on March 1st, 1919, during the Japanese Colonial Period. Palgakjeong has columns on the jangdaeseok (large stone stereobat), and the column head has a plain bracket with a tile roof. Construction of Palgakjeong was mainly led by Sim Uiseok (1854-1924), who was famous for harmonizing both traditional construction skills and modern ones. Tapgol Park was the first modern park built in Seoul. It is uncertain when it was first made, but it is commonly believed to have been built in the 1890s. Mr. John McLeavy Brown, who used to serve as an Inspector General of Customs for the Emperor Gojong administration, first suggested its construction. It was also called Tapdong Park and Pagoda Park; however, it has been called by its official name, 'Tapgol Park', since 1991. 

Tapgol Park was the first modern style park created in Seoul. Opinions are divided over the time of its creation, but it is known to be sometime during the 1890s. It is said that this park was made at the recommendation of John McLeavy Brown, who was Inspector General of Customs during the period of King Gojong. At the time of its opening, a fence was erected around the empty land, some trees were planted and benches were placed. It was such a humble park at the time. From the 1910s, however, more and more facilities were constructed, and it was opened to the public from 1913. Tapgol Park is renowned as being the starting point of the March First Independence Movement where about four to five thousand students gathered on March 1, 1919. They shouted 'Viva, Independent Korea!' There was a siren that sounded at noon and they read the Declaration of Independence at Palgakjeong. The Independence movement started here spread to the rest of the nation. In 1979, the park was repaired and expanded in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the March First Independence Movement. It was formerly called Tapdong Park or Pagoda Park, before it was formally named Tapgol Park in 1991. The area is the site of Wongaksa Temple built during King Sejo's reign. Ten-story Stone Pagoda of Wongaksa Temple Site (National Treasure No. 2) and Monument of Wongaksa Temple (Treasure No. 3) still remain here. Also, there is a relief plate commemorating the independence movement and a bronze statue of Son Byeonghui.

On March 1, 1919, when Korea was in the Japanese colonial period, a history-making independence movement occurred and soon spread nationwide. In response to the movement, more than 10,000 residents of Gangneung staged their protest throughout the district from April to May of the same year. This memorial was built to infuse people with the meaning of the independence movement that took place in Gangneung and to encourage the young generation to cultivate a love for their country and people. The committee for the erection of this memorial was organized on August 14, 1998, and it was completed on April 13, 1999, commemorating the formation of the Shanghai Provisional Government. The March 1st Independence Movement in Gangneung was driven with the leading participation of Gangneung Elementary School and local secret societies, including the Gangneung Young Men's Association and the Gangneung Methodist Church. The movement deserves considerable credit for proving the community's independent capability and democratic commitment.

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the March 1st Movement, a.k.a. Sam-il Movement, the city of Seoul has reopened the site of the once Taehwagwan Restaurant (a.k.a. Myongwolgwan Insa-dong branch) as the 3.1 Declaration of Independence Square, which is where the Korean Declaration of Independence was carried out on March 1st, 1919 by the leaders of the Korean people. Stones collected from Baekdusan and Hallasan mountains, as well as from the different corners of the world suffused with the blood and sweat of Koreans, have been brought together to serve as the foundation of the Square. Waters transported from different water sources across the peninsula have been combined to symbolically flow through the Square as the artery of our nation. The three Pine trees and one Zelkova tree represent the 3.1 Movement, and the floor lighting is for the many independent activists who have become the shining light of history. Getting its name from ideas given by citizens near and far, the 3.1 Declaration of Independence Square is decorated mostly with native greens and flowers of Korea, and there is no part of it that is not imbued with meaning. With the 3.1 Movement, the people of Korea have forged a new beginning. The 3.1 Declaration of Independence Square is, the home of our Independence, the home of our Declaration, and the home of Manse, our cries of rejoice. This is from where our history has once again surged forth.

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