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We reported last week that new apartments built near the Royal Tomb, a World Heritage Site, are being built high-rise without permission from the Cultural Heritage Administration. The controversy is so hot that more than 100,000 people have agreed to the petition that the apartment should be demolished, and related organizations are struggling to find a solution.



Reporter Im Tae-woo covered this.



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apartment was built, Jangneung in Gimpo boasted a panoramic view from the tomb to Gyeyangsan.



However, as the apartment went up to 79.5m above the 20m high, which is the standard for review by the Cultural Heritage Administration, Gyeyangsan, the core of the surrounding landscape, was hidden behind the apartment.



The Cultural Heritage Administration asked three construction companies to come up with improvement measures and undergo re-deliberation by the middle of next month, but the problem is that there is no sharp solution.



After contacting the office of the constituency councilor, the cafe management team of the tenants, who were at risk of losing their place to live, posted an article saying, "Painting and tiled roofs that match the natural scenery are being discussed as alternatives." confirmed to be



[Cultural Heritage Administration official: (in the parliamentarian's office) I asked what the improvement measures were, and I gave an explanation as an example of the improvement measures, but there seems to have been a little misunderstanding in the delivery process.]



Demolition of part of the top floor of the apartment is It has been known to have been excluded for safety reasons from the internal review process.



Among the cultural properties review committee members, there were concerns that if a wrong precedent was made, it would be impossible to prevent the reckless development around the cultural property, and



[Mr. There has already been a talk about 'everything is already being built here (in the new town side), but we can't do it'.]



Opinions are opposing that we need to consider the damage to the occupants in a broader way.



[Mr. B/Cultural Property Reviewer: It is a situation where interests are sharply at stake.

The only way to find the answer carefully is...

.] If the



construction company, the permitting authority, and the Cultural Heritage Administration do not find the grave, 3,400 households may lose their place of residence.



It remains to be seen whether a solution that everyone can agree on can be found during the reconsideration process next month.



(Video editing: Park Jin-hoon)