서대문형무소역사관

Patriotic Martyrs Monument was built as a tribute to the memory of patriotic martyrs who fought against the Japanese Empire for the independence of the country. There stands a statue as high as 22. 3m with intaglio and relief of Taegeukgi (the Korean flag) at the center of the Patriotic Martyrs Monument, and Taegukgi symbolizes the will and vigor of independence that were shown in all the 13 Korean provinces. At both sides of the monument, for a length of 40m, a figure that symbolizes historic activities of struggles for independence is embossed, and the Memorial Tower for Patriotic Martyrs Monument is engraved just below the figure. Our patriots' will for independence and the history of their anti-Japanese struggles to gain independence from the Japanese Empire is recorded on the Memorial Tower for Patriotic Martyrs Monument. It is the place to remember our patriots' will and spirits of independence and commemorate their revengeful spirits.

The left relief of the tower

The statue of the anti-Japanese armed forces, the statue symbolizing Patriot Yun Bong-gil and Patriot Lee Bong-chang, the statue of executed patriots from the armed resistance, the statue of March First Independence Movement of Patriot Ryu Gwan-sun

The right relief of the tower

The statue of March First Independence Movement, the statue of An Jung-geun's recording Ito Hirobumi, the statue of executed patriots from the arrested resistance, the statue of Battle of Qingshanli