Seodun Underground Underpass to Be Decorated with Hwaseong Eight Views

Suwon City is installing murals of the Four Great Gates of Hwaseong, including Hwaseo Gate and Jangahn Gate, as well as the Suwon Eight Views on the walls of the Seodun Underground Underpass (Section 2) of the Suwon Station Bypass Road, which is scheduled to open at the end of June.

Since 2005, the city has carried out image improvement projects by installing Hwaseong Fortress imagery and promenades on various elevated roads and underground underpasses throughout Suwon.

Under the Dongsuwon Elevated Road and Bambat Elevated Road (near Sungkyunkwan University) were installed promenades and small parks, while pine trees were planted in the safety zones and intersections of Hyowon, Jangahn, and Seryu Underground Underpasses. Murals of Bancha-do (King Jeongjo's royal procession) and sunrise at Gwanggyo Mountain were installed on the upper walls and interior concrete walls at the entrances of underground underpasses.

Under Gwaseon Bridge (elevated road near AK Plaza Department Store), a gateball court was constructed, and parking lots were installed under Bambat and Seryu Elevated Roads to address parking shortages for nearby commercial areas.

A city official stated, "We will continue to install symbols that can promote Suwon in newly constructed underground underpasses and elevated roads," and added, "We plan to move away from the rigid image of past concrete structures and focus on more environmentally friendly road construction."