Preserving Our Cultural Heritage

Our cultural heritage is a precious gift left to us by our ancestors. It is our responsibility to cherish and safeguard it for future generations. YÉOL, with the support of experts and like-minded people, intends to be a pillar in the effort for the preservation of our rich cultural heritage.

  • Period
  • 2008~2011
  • Location
  • Yeosu, Jeollanam-do
  • Classification
  • tangible cultural property

Remaking the Cultural Heritage Guides of Yeosu

Leading up to the Expo 2012 Yeosu, YÉOL launched the “Cultural Heritage Interpretive Sign Improvement Project” in order to better promote the cultural heritages of Yeosu and provide higher quality guide services to Expo visitors. In partnership with the City of Yeosu, the Cultural Heritage Administration, and GS Caltex, YÉOL produced pocket guide books and audio guides, and installed over 150 signs showcasing sites related to the battles of Admiral Yi Sun Shin, Buddhist historical sites, and historical sites from the early modern period.

  • Period
  • 2005~2006
  • Location
  • Jongno-gu, Seoul gyeonjidong 45
  • Classification
  • Buddhist sites

Installation of the Foreign Language
Descriptive Signs at Jogyesa Temple

Jogyesa Temple of the Jogye Buddhist Order was originally built in 1910 as Gakhwangsa Temple. After the Jogye order’s post-independence reform movement was completed in 1955, its name was changed to Jogyesa to emphasize its status as the order’s main administrative temple. YÉOL installed information signs that describe the history of Jogyesa Temple as well as other signs that explain the historical meanings of the Daeungjeon hall, the stone pagoda, and baeksong (white pine tree).