Housing project reignites debate over development near historic sites

Housing project reignites debate over development near historic sites

The Lee Jae Myung administration’s new housing plan has rekindled a row between the central government and Seoul Metropolitan Government over a redevelopment project near the historic shrine of Jongmyo, as the president’s plan involves another heritage site. The city government accused the government of applying double standards by blocking its high-rise redevelopment plan while backing the Lee administration’s housing construction, while the Ko…