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2017-03-08

Goyang Restroom Exhibition Hall

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Address : In Lake Park at Janghang-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do
Contact : 031-961-3138
Closed On : Every Monday

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This is the restroom museum that was opened in Lake Park at Janghang-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, in Gyeonggi-do, on July 11, 2001. In the building area of 148.32㎡, this place displays various restroom-related items that people can take a glance at the history of changes in restroom in Eastern and Western world. As for relics in Korea, there are toilets for both men and women excavated at the temple site in Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Maehwa frame as a toilet for the king in Joseon Dynasthy, flush toilet from Bulguksa Temple, containers of human wastes, and A-frame carrier. As for relics in Western world, there are chair-type toilet made by piling books, chair-type toilet used by Louis III of France, boltar as a toilet for women developed in the 17th century, Lacina as a toilet for men, and toilet named 糞石 used by James II in England that are displayed in this place. In addition, as for relics in Eastern world, there are 52 items in 19 kinds including water container as a toilet in Japan, containers of human wastes for manual collection, bamboo paddle used instead of toilet paper, pig toilet in China, and Matong.

Other than them, they displayed the Korean traditional restroom in the size reduced by 70% from actual scale. Video images containing the culture in Eastern and Western world and two of the touch screens introduce unique restrooms in all over the world as well as relics. Furthermore, proverbs and graffiti culture in the restroom provide various resources for visitors to enjoy with. There are restrooms for men and women as well as advertisement hall outside the exhibition hall.
 

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