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Hangul graffiti discovered inside Sagradia Familia prompts criticism online

Graffiti written in Korean was recently discovered inside the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, one of Spain’s most iconic landmarks and the unfinished masterpiece of architect Antoni Gaudí, prompting criticism online.

2025-10-21

Visitor vandalism threatens Kyoto's iconic bamboo grove landscape

Kyoto’s iconic bamboo grove in Arashiyama is being defaced by a surge of graffiti, local authorities say. Kyoto City inspected about 7,000 bamboo stalks on Oct. 6 and found that roughly 350 had been vandalized.

2025-10-16

Erasing graffiti from Gyeongbok Palace cost over $6,000, says heritage service

Cleaning the graffiti that was left on the stone wall of Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Seoul’s Gyeongbok Palace, cost nearly 10 million won, the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) said Sunday.

2025-08-24

Woman arrested for writing 'Arrest Lee Jae Myung' on wall of ex-President Yoon's house

A woman was arrested for vandalizing the Acrovista apartment complex where former President Yoon Suk Yeol lives. She was charged with property damage after writing political phrases on the wall.

2025-08-14

Man busted for graffiti message to Trump on Gyeongbok Palace wall

A man in his 70s was caught scrawling graffiti about U.S. President Donald Trump on the stone wall of Gwanghwamun in central Seoul and handed over to police.

2025-08-11

Police nab suspect wanted for defamatory graffiti about singer BoA

A suspect who wrote defamatory graffiti about singer BoA at various locations across Seoul has been apprehended by police.

2025-06-13

Man who told student to vandalize Gyeongbok Palace sentenced for money laundering

A man who ordered a high school student to vandalize the walls of Gyeongbok Palace received an additional year in prison for laundering criminal proceeds, according to reports on Wednesday.

2025-04-16

Chef Edward Lee dives deep into the American culinary landscape with 'Buttermilk Graffiti'

Winner of the 2019 James Beard Foundation for Best Book of the Year in Writing, the book goes on a deep-dive exploration of the gastronomic wonders found in every corner of the United States.

2025-01-06

Gyeongbok Palace graffiti suspect escapes custody, found 2 hours later

A suspect in the Gyeongbok Palace graffiti incident escaped custody during police investigation but was caught two hours later, reports said Tuesday.

2024-05-28

CHA to begin second phase of preservation treatment on vandalized palace wall

The Cultural Heritage Administration announced that it will begin the second phase of its preservation treatment on the wall of the Gyeongbok Palace from Thursday that was vandalized with spray paint graffiti last December.

2024-04-17