Photos of Sandglass Park

Walk along the Jeongdongjin Seaside Promenade for about 10 minutes and you will come to the famous Hourglass Park. It has the largest hourglass device in the world, and it only takes a year for the hourglass to run out. The upper part of the hourglass here represents the future time, the flowing sand represents the present, the golden circle represents the sun rising from the sea of Jeongdongjin, and the railroad track directly below the hourglass that is parallel to the horizon symbolizes eternity. This hourglass clock is said to have been designed by the French cleric Liutprang around the 8th century. Jeongdongjin Hourglass Park was built in 1999 by Gangneung City and Samsung Electronics at a cost of 1.28 billion won to commemorate the millennium. The hourglass clock in Hourglass Park is 8.06m in diameter and 3.2m in width. Jeongdongjin, where the hourglass clock is located, starts from the landmark stone of the road in front of Gwanghwamun Gate, Seoul, and is located in the village just east. Therefore, during the summer solstice, the sun rises earlier on the Korean Peninsula than in the east. If you come to Hourglass Park with your lover, you might as well take a commemorative photo together in front of the romantic hourglass. I hope all people who are in love can hold their hands and grow old with them.