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Notable Architecture in Jeju-do

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Bangsatap Stone Towers (Jeju)

방사탑(제주)

Folk stone towers built to ward off misfortune, with two surviving examples near Sinheung-ri harbor in Jocheon-eup, known locally as Keungaetap and Odaritap.

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Dapdani Tapmangdae

답다니탑망대

A cluster of boulder-sized stone towers along Udo's coastal road that once served as a lookout post during the Jeju 4.3 events, now marked by a beacon mound, a white lighthouse, and a heart-shaped tidal weir popular for photos.

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Hamel Monument

하멜기념비

A 1980 monument near Sanbanggulsa marking Hendrick Hamel, the Dutch sailor wrecked off Seogwipo in 1653 who spent 13 years in Korea and later published the first Western account of the country.

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Jeju Glass House

제주 글라스하우스

An exposed-concrete building by architect Tadao Ando at Seopjikoji, its angular form reaching toward the sea and housing a bakery cafe with sweeping ocean views.

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Jeju Haenyeo Anti-Japanese Movement Memorial Tower

제주해녀항일운동기념탑

A memorial tower honoring the 1932 anti-Japanese resistance led by Jeju's women divers in the Gujwa, Seongsan, and Udo areas, regarded as Korea's largest such movement driven by women, now used as a site of historical education.

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Route 5.16 Forest Tunnel

5.16 도로숲터널

A roughly 1.2 km stretch of Jeju's first national road, linking Jeju City and Seogwipo near Seongpanak, where arching evergreen and deciduous trees form a forest tunnel through the four seasons.

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Saeyeongyo Bridge

새연교

Korea's southernmost and longest pedestrian bridge, opened in 2009 between Seogwipo Port and Saeseom, a single-cable cable-stayed span shaped after the traditional teu raft and lit by LED, leading to the islet's walking trails.

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Sarabong (Mochungsa) Righteous Army Memorial Tower

사라봉(모충사) 의병항쟁기념탑

A memorial tower at Mochungsa below Sarabong commemorating Jeju's 1909 righteous-army uprising against Japanese rule, set among additional monuments to patriot Jo Bong-ho and the philanthropist Kim Mandeok.

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Seonimgyo Bridge

선임교

An arched steel "Seven Nymphs" footbridge between the second and third tiers of Cheonjeyeon Falls in Jungmun, carved with figures of the legendary fairies and lit by 34 stone lanterns at night, on Jeju Olle Route 8.

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Songaksan Observatory

송악산전망대

Three observation decks on Songaksan, also called the "99 Peaks," offering views of Marado, Gapado, Hyeongjeseom, and Hallasan, along the way passing artificial caves dug as a Japanese military base during the colonial period.

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Yongyeon Cloud Bridge

용연구름다리

A suspension footbridge spanning the cliffs of Yongyeon, a Jeju City gorge where freshwater meets the sea, popular as an evening walk on Jeju Olle Route 17 for its illuminated arch and emerald pool.

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