Korea twice in one year - November 2022 - Page 5 - 427

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This is the democracy bell. It is built on the site of an infamous police station where many students were tortured and killed. But in true Korean fashion, even this is controversial. The bell was funded by donations, but apparently whoever made it cheated the public and delivered a bell that weighs nowhere near as much as it is supposed to, and soon after it was delivered in 2005 it started cracking. There were mass protests about it.

Camera Details: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD., RICOH GR III
Settings: 1/800 at f/7.1, ISO 200, 18 mm
Date: 15 November 2022 Time: 12:34:59