Library · Seoul

Kim Dae-jung Library김대중도서관

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서울특별시 마포구 신촌로4길 5-26

Nearest subway station

2AKHongik Univ.

about 346 m away

About

Kim Dae-jung Library opened in November 2003 as Asia's first presidential library. Former President Kim Dae-jung, the 15th President of the Republic of Korea and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, donated the library building, about 16,000 archival items, about 10,000 books, and his Nobel Peace Prize money to Yonsei University. The library was founded on his wishes and on the university's founding principles. It honors his lifelong dedication to democracy, human rights, peace, and ending poverty, and aims to become a world-class center for education, research, and historical archives that carry on these ideals.

Description translated by Tripbloom from Korea Tourism Organization data