Hangul 김중업 Name Kim Joong-up McCune–Reischauer Kim Chung-op | Hanja 金重業 Died 1988 | |
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Revised Romanization Gim Jung-eop | ||
Kim Joong-eop (1922–1988) was a prominent Korean architect and educator. He was born in Pyongyang as the second son of his father, Kim Yeong-pil (金永弼) and his mother, Yi Yeong-ja (李英子). He had six siblings, four of which were brothers, and the rest were sisters. He spent his childhood in various places such as Gangdong, Junghwa, Seongcheon and others due to his father's job as the country headman of the places. Kim was awarded the 1962 Cultural Award from Seoul Metropolitan Government in 1962, Chevalier from the France government in 1965, Order of Industrial Service Merit from the South Korea government in 1985.
He designed the Main Gate and a memorial hall at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan.
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