Provisional Capital Memorial Hall

The Provisional Capital Memorial Hall opened on June 25, 1984, to commemorate Busan's status and historical significance as the provisional capital of the Republic of Korea during the national crisis of the Korean War, and to inspire pride among Busan citizens. The presidential residence, which was the main building at the time of opening, is a two-story brick house built on August 10, 1926, as the residence of the provincial governor when the Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Office moved from Jinju to Busan in 1925 during the Japanese colonial period. During the Korean War (1950–53), when Busan served as the provisional capital of the Republic of Korea, it was the residence of President Syngman Rhee, the first president of the Republic of Korea. To factually show that this was the place where final political decisions and diplomatic affairs of the Republic of Korea were made during the Korean War, the president's office and reception room have been reproduced in the atmosphere of that time, and in the inner quarters, living room, guest room, dining room, and kitchen, which were also living spaces for the president and his wife and their secretaries, one can see the frugal and simple daily life of the presidential couple.
This place also operates an exhibition hall, and in September 2012, the former residence of the chief prosecutor of the Busan High Prosecutors' Office, located behind the presidential residence, was fully renovated and opened as a new exhibition hall. The exhibition hall, a brick house with one basement floor and one above-ground floor, is arranged as a permanent exhibition room showing the outbreak of the Korean War, the lives of refugees, and the politics, economy, and culture of Busan during the provisional capital period.