Comments on: Korea’s Catholic Churches: Gupodong Catholic Church

By: Colonial Plantations of Iksan and Nabawi Catholic Church | The Marmot's Hole

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:26:36 +0000

[...] was built in 1906 with laborers brought in from China. Additions were added in 1916 and 1922. Like Gupodong Cathedral in Anseong, the church features a Gothic steeple with a Korean hanok roof. This mixture of East and [...]

By: Historic Architecture of Daegu | The Marmot's Hole

Historic Architecture of Daegu | The Marmot's Hole — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:04:49 +0000

[...] Its design was entrusted to Father Victor Louis Poisnel, the man who did Jeondong Cathedral, Gupo-dong Catholic Church and some of Myeongdong [...]

By: Historic Architecture of Daegu | The Marmot's Hole

Historic Architecture of Daegu | The Marmot's Hole — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:04:48 +0000

[...] Its design was entrusted to Father Victor Louis Poisnel, the man who did Jeondong Cathedral, Gupo-dong Catholic Church and some of Myeongdong [...]

By: Chuncheon: Following the Irish Legacy in Korea | The Marmot's Hole

Chuncheon: Following the Irish Legacy in Korea | The Marmot's Hole — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:13:21 +0000

[...] Canavan were actually arrested by the North Koreans as they were performing the Mass. As we learned when we visited Gupodong Catholic Church in Anseong, the North Korean didn’t treat captured clergy with kid gloves. Another Irish [...]

By: globalvillageidiot

globalvillageidiot — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:37:16 +0000

Great pictures as per usual.

By: Daveo

Daveo — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:07:42 +0000

Beautiful pictures - thanks so much for posting these. I also find the history of the Catholic Church in Korea quite fascinating. Looking forward to the next post.

By: sewing

sewing — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:54:43 +0000

…Also, I hope I’m not presumptuous in imagining that Oranckay and Sanshinseon would probably have connections in the literary world as well….

By: sewing

sewing — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:52:20 +0000

I enthusiastically second Someguy’s suggestion in #4. A book is an excellent idea…a nice coffee-table book with lush pictures. You’re picking out beautiful stuff that wouldn’t normally make into a photo-essay of Korean architecture. It might even have market potential among Korean readers precisely because it isn’t the usual, stereotypical photos of Buddhist temples that appeal to us foreigners but are “been there, done that” for most Koreans.

Heck, I’d even nominate writing a single, bilingual edition (say, two columns—Korean and English or vice versa—on the left of each 2-page spread, and the accompanying photo on the right hand page).

From your connections with the newspaper, magazine, and bookselling worlds in Korea, you must have some contacts (and potential sponsors) in the publishing industry there…. You must also know some Korean writers who could write natural-flowing Korean text to accompany your English text.

By: NathanB

NathanB — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:16:12 +0000

Great pictures, Robert. I especially liked the interior shots.

By: sanshinseon

sanshinseon — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:49:02 +0000

Great Shots! with excellent blue-sky-depth. You’re the 20th-Cen combi-archetecture-meister…