Photo: Seoul Metropolitan Government (KOGL)
Kim Soo-young Literary House
김수영문학관
Museum · Dobong-gu
Devoted to Kim Soo-young, Korea's leading poet of freedom, in the area where he wrote during his lifetime.
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Source: kimsuyoung.dobong.go.kr
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