Remember when South Korean artisans built the martial art gate in downtown Little Rock?

October 8, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

by Celia Storey

American Taekwondo Association Chairman of the Board Sun C. Lee applauds the conclusion of a construction ceremony June 23, 2006, at the H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden adjacent to the Statehouse Convention Center. (Democrat-Gazette file photo/Staton Breidenthal)
American Taekwondo Association Chairman of the Board Sun C. Lee applauds the conclusion of a construction ceremony June 23, 2006, at the H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden adjacent to the Statehouse Convention Center. (Democrat-Gazette file photo/Staton Breidenthal)


The 80-ton Songahm Martial Arts Gate beside the Statehouse Convention Center was crafted 17 years ago by five teams of South Korean artisans to honor a martial arts legend, Eternal Grand Master Haeng Ung Lee (1936-2000).

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