Ulsan Grand Park is the largest
urban park
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in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, with of park land. It is located in
Ulsan
Ulsan (; ), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighbo ...
Metropolitan City, and includes walking trails, a nature learning center, a
botanical garden
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, a
petting zoo
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, a
butterfly zoo
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, and several
playground
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s.
History
Chey Tae-won
Chey Tae-won (; born December 3, 1960) is a South Korean billionaire businessman and the Chair (officer), chairman of SK Group, the country's second largest conglomerate, that includes 186 subsidiaries such as SK Telecom, SK Hynix, and SK Innov ...
, a former chairman of
SK Group
SK Group () is a South Korean multinational manufacturing and services conglomerate headquartered in Seoul. A chaebol (Korean family-owned conglomerate), SK Group is the second largest such conglomerate by revenue in South Korea, after Samsun ...
, began a money-saving program in 1995 to build a park in the city as a way of giving back to society. Construction began that year and finished in 2006. The total cost of the park was
KRW102 billion (equivalent to approximately US$107 million in 2006), with SK paying about 60% of the money and the remaining 40% paid by the city.
See also
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List of South Korean tourist attractions
This is a list of notable tourist attractions in South Korea. The list may include temples, museums, aquariums, landmarks, sports venues, markets, shopping districts, or other notable locations popular with tourists.
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* 63 Building
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Seonam Lake Park
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Ulsan Museum – Located adjacent to the park
References
External links
Official English website for Ulsan Grand ParkOfficial website for Korea tourism
Parks in Ulsan
Urban public parks
2006 establishments in South Korea
Nam District, Ulsan
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