Tapgol Park is the first modern park built in Seoul and the place where the March 1 movement against the Japanese occupation was born in 1919. It houses many national treasures, including the 10-story stone temple, as well as statues and monuments dedicated to various patriots and resistance members who fought For Korean Independence during the Japanese Occupation, it is also the place where the Declaration of Independence from Japan was read in the Octagon Pavilion, and it was opened to the public in 1920.