A STUDY OF ^|^ldquo;ILLUSTRATED PLAN FOR KEIJO CITY^|^rdquo;

Abstract

This article examines the Illustrated Plan for Keij� (Seoul) City discovered in materials previously held by Kuratomi Y�zabur�, in terms of its designer, period of production, and significance in the context of urban planning. Based on an examination of the illustrated buildings, it can be inferred that the plan was drafted sometime between November 1912 and August 1913. Furthermore, based on the design of the new Government-General building and the signature, it is possible to confirm that the German architect Georg de Lalande drafted the plans. Much like the plans concentrating Tokyo government buildings in one area, this plan took as its main axis the line running from the palace to Nandaemun station, and planned for the government offices belonging to the Government-General, city hall, and the post office to run along this axis. In line with the trends of contemporaneous Keij� city plans, this design laid out a road grid that utilized existing roads and waterfront spaces utilizing existing water systems.