Cheonggyecheon est à l'origine une rivière, affluent du fleuve Han, se trouvant dans la partie Nord de Séoul. Après la guerre de Corée, la reconstruction de Séoul et la modernisation du pays, Cheonggyecheon devient peu à peu un immense cloaque à ciel ouvert. Tout comme d'autres rivières et pour des questions d'hygiènes et d'urbanisation, on noiera Cheonggyecheon sous du béton et en 1968 une voie rapide surélevée sera même construite à son emplacement.
 |
| Photo courtesy of http://www.vigorousnorth.com |
Cheonggyecheon is a small stream that once flowed from a cirque of mountains that surround the historic center of Seoul into the Han River, 6 kilometers away.
In the years immediately following the Korean War, Cheonggyecheon was overrun by informal refugee camps, shantytowns, and sewage. The stream was soon paved over for a wide boulevard; in 1968, during Korea's own urban renewal fad, an elevated highway was stacked above the road.
In the years immediately following the Korean War, Cheonggyecheon was overrun by informal refugee camps, shantytowns, and sewage. The stream was soon paved over for a wide boulevard; in 1968, during Korea's own urban renewal fad, an elevated highway was stacked above the road.
 |
| Photo courtesy of http://www.encoree.net/hankuk/ |
No comments:
Post a Comment