Rebirth of Seoul After the Korean Conflict | Documentary Film

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Seoul (Korean: 서울시 ) - officially the Seoul Special City - is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea, forming the heart of the Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, the world's second largest metropolitan area with over 25.6 million people. It is home to over half of all South Koreans along with 678,102 international residents. With a population of over 10 million, the megacity is the second largest city proper in the OECD.

During the Korean conflict (1950-1953), Seoul changed hands between the Russian / Chinese-backed North Korean forces and the American-backed South Korean forces several times, leaving the city heavily damaged. The capital was temporarily relocated to Busan.

After 1953, Seoul began to focus on reconstruction and modernization. As Korea's economy started to grow rapidly from the 1960s, urbanization also accelerated and workers began to move to Seoul and other larger cities.

Rebirth of Seoul After the Korean Conflict | Documentary Film

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