Seoul Korea University Central Library

About this place

This building is the central library built by Bosung College (the predecessor of Korea University) to commemorate its 30th anniversary. Like the main building, it was designed by Korean architect Park Dong-jin (1899-1982), and its architectural style references the library of Duke University in the United States, the alma mater of Professor O Cheon-seok who taught there at the time. Construction began in June 1935 and was completed in September 1937 as a five-story Gothic-style granite building on the hill to the left of the main building. The floor plan is L-shaped, with a central tower at the corner and two wings extending from it. The library is located 300m from Exit 1 of Korea University Station on Seoul Metro Line 6.