Jongno-gu · Culture space
Dilkusha
딜쿠샤
The brick house that told the world of 1919
Built in 1923 by the American Taylor family; from here Albert Taylor cabled news of the 1919 uprising abroad. The name is Sanskrit for 'palace of heart's delight.'
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- Nearest station
- Dongnimmun Station · 8 min walk
- Hours
- 09:00~18:00
- Address
- 17 Sajik-ro 2-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone
- +82-70-4126-8853
- Website
- museum.seoul.go.kr/www/intro/annexIntro/annex_dilkusha/annex_dilkusha_02.jsp?sso=ok
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