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seoulrob said:
You mention that rail travel in Korea began in the early 1880s, but according to the Korea Rail website railway travel in Korea began in 1899 between Seoul and Inchon. Japan was given the concession to construct the Seoul-Busan line and began construction in the late 1890s with construction completed in the early 1900s.
Cornell University Library said:
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TVL1970 said:
This is backside of Namdaemun Gate (남대문), one of the Eight Gates of Seoul. As per Wikipedia: Officially known as the Sungnyemun, is one of the Eight Gates in the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea, which surrounded the city in the Joseon dynasty. The gate is located in Jung-gu between Seoul Station and Seoul Plaza, with the historic 24-hour Namdaemun market next to the gate. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eight_Gates_of_Seoul en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namdaemun
Adamant Walk said:
Was this photo taken in 1910, when the entire Korean Peninsula had become another colony of Japan?

TVL1970 said:
The building in the background is the Gyeongseong Post Office (a.k.a. "Old Central Post Office") in Seoul, Korea. Built in 1916, it would be shelled, burnt out and gutted, during the Korean War, and then demolished in 1957.