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Olympic Park, Seoul

Olympic Park, short name Olpark (올팍), is an Olympic Park in Bangi-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea, opened on May 28, 1986. Built at a cost of US$200 million, it was built to host the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Summer Olympics. The two nearest subway stations are Mongchontoseong and Olympic Park.

Competition facilities
SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium – formerly known as Olympic Fencing GymnasiumOlympic Gymnastics Arena • Olympic Swimming Pool • Olympic Tennis CourtsOlympic Velodrome == Other facilities ==
Other facilities
Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium – currently known as Woori Art HallKorea National Sports UniversityKorea Skating UnionMongchontoseong • Olympic Sculpture Park (It houses approximately 200 sculptures done by artists of all around the World, expressing different concepts) • Olympic Parktel Hotel • Olympic HallOlympic MuseumSOMA Museum of Art • World Peace Gate • Flag Plaza (with the presence of the flags of the countries that competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics) • Rose Park • Waterside Stage • Music Fountain • Hanseong Baekje Museum World Peace Gate Built between December 31, 1986, and August 31, 1988, it was designed by the architect Kim Chung-up to celebrate the motto and the concepts from Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics (peace and harmony) and also to symbolize the ability of the Korean people. Alongside the pillars there are structures similar to wings, under which there's a mural called "A Painting of Four Spirits". In the mural are shown a phoenix, a turtle, a tiger and a dragon (the spirits that guard the gate) ascending towards heaven, representing the strength of Koreans and their freedom. Under the gate is the 1988 Summer Paralympics eternal flame, as well as a declaration of peace calling for world harmony and happiness for all citizens of the world. ==Gallery==
Gallery
File:Olympic Park Seoul.jpg|Entrance to the Olympic Park in November 2018 File:Mongchonhaeja 1.jpg|Olympic Park in October 2018 File:Olympic Park in Oct 2020.jpg|Olympic Park in Autumn with Reeds File:Olympic Swimming Pool Seoul.jpg|Olympic Swimming Pool in 2020 File:Olympic Park Seoul 2005.jpg|The unifying United Buddy Bears exhibition was shown at the Olympic Park in Seoul in 2005. File:World Peace Gate.jpg|World Peace Gate, Olympic Park (2018) ==See also==
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