Jongno District to Screen Constitutional Media Art on Gwanghwamun Billboards from July 14 to 19

Commemorating the Reinstatement of Constitution Day as a Public Holiday
Screenings at 17 Minutes Past Each Hour

Jongno District of Seoul (District Mayor Yoo Chanjong) will screen media art themed on the Constitution of the Republic of Korea from July 14 to 19 on four large electronic billboards at Gwanghwamun Square.

Jongno District simultaneously broadcasts a commemorative video for the designation of Constitution Day as a public holiday on four electronic billboards at Gwanghwamun Square. Provided by Jongno District.

This event has been organized to commemorate the reinstatement of Constitution Day as a national holiday after 18 years. Constitution Day was removed from the list of holidays in 2008 but was reinstated as a legal public holiday with the implementation of the revised Holiday Act on May 11 of this year. This year, Constitution Day, July 17, falls on a Friday.

The screenings will be simultaneously broadcast by connecting key billboards at Koreana Hotel (K-Vision), KT WEST (KT Square), Dong-A Ilbo (Luux), and Saekwang Building (lume Media) to the Gwanghwamun Square Integrated Media Platform (GMP). The district explained that this is its second simultaneous broadcast project, following the "Digital Manse" project on the March 1st Movement Day.

The video will be shown every day from the 14th to the 19th at 17 minutes past each hour. The 17-minute mark symbolizes July 17, the date of Constitution Day. The content highlights the history of the preamble to the Constitution, which inherits the legal tradition of the March 1st Movement and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, and visualizes Article 1 of the Constitution, which states that the Republic of Korea is a democratic republic and that sovereignty resides with the people. The final scene incorporates the spirit of Article 10 of the Constitution, which guarantees human dignity, value, and the right to pursue happiness.

Yoo Chanjong, Mayor of Jongno District, said, "Gwanghwamun Square is the heart of K-media art, presenting our history and culture through the most modern technology. We hope that, in celebration of Constitution Day's return as a public holiday after 18 years, the values of the Constitution will resonate as a gift with all citizens and visitors from around the world who visit Gwanghwamun."

Last month, a live broadcast of the World Cup Korea match was shown at Gwanghwamun Square (KT WEST). Provided by Jongno-gu.

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