From the roaring crowds of Dongdaemun Stadium to the sweeping curves of Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Seoul is showcasing three decades of transformation through a new exhibition.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has opened the 7th Landscape Archive Exhibition, Seoul, a City Painted by Time, at Seoul Gallery (B1, City Hall).

The project compiles records collected since 1995, when the city began documenting its urban landscape every five years, the first initiative of its kind among Korean local governments.

The exhibition chronicles major urban changes, including the relocation of markets after the Cheonggyecheon restoration, the evolution of public squares, infrastructure expansion, and everyday street life.

Archival photographs have been transformed into immersive video using AI and displayed across a massive three-sided media wall measuring 25 meters wide and 3.5 meters high, presenting seasonal and day-night shifts across the city.

Seven themed sections explore Seoul’s mountains and rivers, historic sites, redevelopment projects, architectural change, public spaces, and citizens’ daily lives, as well as festivals and nighttime light events.

A companion photo book to be released later this month will further preserve Seoul’s urban memory as a long-term cultural record for future generations.

USAG Yongsan

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