Cheong Wa Dae (Korean: 청와대; Hanja: 靑瓦臺; lit. ''Cyan-tile Pavilion''), also known as the Blue House, is the executive office and residence of the president of South Korea. Located in Seoul 's Jongno District, directly behind the former Gyeongbokgung palace, it has served as the center of presidential administration and state receptions since 1948, except for a three-year period ...
The Blue House raid, also known in South Korea as the January 21 Incident (Korean: 1 21 사태), was a raid launched by North Korean commandos in an attempt to assassinate President of South Korea Park Chung Hee in his residence at the Blue House in Seoul, on . A 31-man team of the Korean People's Army (KPA) infiltrated the DMZ but was intercepted by police near the ...
The Office of the President of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대통령비서실) assists the President of South Korea. The Chief of Staff to the President is the head of the Office of the President and is a ministerial-level official. Cheong Wa Dae, or the Blue House, was often used as a metonym for the Presidential Secretariat due to its office being located there. This continued until ...
The National Petition to the Blue House, also known as the Online Petition to the Blue House[1] or succinctly as the National Petition (Korean: 국민청원), was a South Korean government website that was created as part of the Moon Jae-in administration 's political communication effort to address citizen concerns in South Korea. The website was first released to the public on August 19 ...
The Office of the President (대통령실), commonly referred as the Yongsan Presidential Office[1], formerly Ministry of National Defense Building, was the former official residence and office of the president of South Korea before the residence and office was moved back to the Blue House in December 2025. It is located at 22 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan District, Seoul.