A national research complex takes shape
Research institutes moved into planned campuses, helping define Daejeon as Korea's science city.
LIVING NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHIVE · Daejeon
Doryong-dong, Daejeon
대전 유성구 도룡동The public face of Daedeok Research Complex, where national science institutions, the 1993 Expo, and science parks show how a research city presented itself to citizens.
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01 · HISTORY
How this neighborhood remembers change
The Daejeon Expo opens science to the public
Expo '93 turned research and technology into exhibitions, public architecture, and a lasting city image.
Science memory becomes a family learning route
The National Science Museum, Expo Science Park, and Hanbit Tower link institutional research to public learning.
02 · NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES
Share a neighborhood memory →A neighborhood is also remembered by its people
Public records explain dates and places. Residents preserve the shops, school roads, sounds, and ordinary moments that maps cannot hold.
03 · PLACES
Places where the story remains visible
대전 국립중앙과학관
National Science Museum
A national collection connecting natural history, technology, and Korean science.
대전 엑스포과학공원
Expo Science Park
Read the remaining grounds and structures of Expo '93 as urban memory.
대전 한빛탑
Hanbit Tower
The principal symbol of the exposition and its optimistic technological era.
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Finding the neighborhood
Government Complex Daejeon Station, then local bus
About 4 hoursRespect the living neighborhood
Museums and experience halls may require timed tickets. The district is spread out, so combine walking with local buses.
Opening hours, admission, and transport conditions can change. Check the linked map and official information before you go.