Seoul · 2026-08-12 · all times KST
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The memorial, near Imcheonggak on Yeongnamsan, covers the period from the 1894 righteous army movement to liberation in 1945.
Visitors to the Gyeongsangbuk-do Independence Movement Memorial, near Imcheonggak on Yeongnamsan in North Gyeongsang Province, can climb the 168 Stairs up their 40-degree slope or use the slope elevator that now runs alongside them.
Imcheonggak is located in North Gyeongsang Province. Nearby, on Yeongnamsan, stands the Gyeongsangbuk-do Independence Movement Memorial.
The memorial covers 51 years of resistance, from the righteous army movement of 1894 to liberation in 1945.
The site includes the 168 Stairs, which climb a 40-degree slope. A slope elevator now runs alongside the stairs.
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