Statue of Peace

The Statue of Peace, often shortened to Sonyeosang in Korean or Shōjo-zō in Japanese and sometimes called the Comfort Woman Statue, is a symbol of the women forced into sexual slavery—known euphemistically as comfort women—by the Imperial Japanese Armed…
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  • Work of art
  • …is a statue
  • …is also known as “The Statue of a Girl for Peace”
  • Description: memorial statue

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jogyesa and National Museum of Korean Contemporary History.
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is the chief temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. is situated 170 metres southeast of Statue of Peace.
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The … is situated 240 metres southwest of Statue of Peace.
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An is a model of objects in the sky… is situated 400 metres southwest of Statue of Peace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anguk-dong and Cheongjin-dong.
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is a dong, neighbourhood of , , South Korea.
is a dong of , , South Korea.
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, also known as Seoul Central Business…

Statue of Peace

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Latitude
37.57493° or 37° 34′ 30″ north
Longitude
126.98035° or 126° 58′ 49″ east
Open location code
8Q98HXFJ+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4435274192
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q11482253

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Thai—“Statue of Peace” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Sülh heykəli”
  • Chinese: “慰安妇少女铜像”
  • Chinese: “慰安婦少女銅像”
  • French: “Statue de la Paix”
  • German: “Friedensstatue”
  • German: “statue of peace”
  • Indonesian: “Patung Perdamaian”
  • Italian: “Statua della Pace”
  • Japanese: “平和の少女像”
  • Japanese: “慰安婦像”
  • Korean: “평화의 소녀상”
  • Korean: “평화의소녀상”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Dziewczyny dla Pokoju”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Dziewczyny, Pomnik Pokoju”
  • Russian: “Статуя мира”
  • Slovenian: “Kip miru”
  • Swedish: “Fredsstaryn, Seoul”
  • Tamil: “அமைதி சிலை”
  • Tamil: “அமைதிச் சிலை”
  • Tamil: “ஆறுதல் மகளிர் சிலை”
  • Thai: “อนุสาวรีย์แห่งสันติภาพ”

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