Busan's F1963 Garden Named One of Korea's 30 Most Beautiful Private Gardens

[Financial News] Busan Metropolitan City Government said on the 22nd that F1963 Garden, located in Suyeong-gu, had been named one of the '2026 Korea's 30 Most Beautiful Private Gardens' selected by the Korea Forest Service (KFS).
F1963 Garden was the only garden in Busan to make the list. In December 2024, it was designated as Busan's first private garden.
The garden is located within F1963, a cultural complex created by renovating a wire factory operated by Kiswire since 1963.
F1963 Garden has been praised for harmoniously connecting the old factory buildings with the gardens, rather than simply adding greenery to the existing space. It features a variety of gardens that reflect the site's history and character, including Sorigil, Moonlight Garden and Maple Garden.
Sorigil is a forest path planted with bamboo whose straight yet flexible form echoes that of wire. Concrete from the old factory floor was reused along the walking path, preserving traces of the site's history and naturally connecting the garden with the existing buildings.
Moonlight Garden is a former wastewater treatment facility transformed into an ecological garden. Lotus flowers, garden plants and a glass greenhouse come together in a space that reinterprets F1963's industrial heritage as a garden.
Maple Garden is a space where visitors can enjoy the shade of zelkova trees and autumn foliage. It was designed as a garden where people can experience nature up close and relax in the city.
Following the designation, the city plans to promote the value of outstanding gardens created and maintained by private individuals. It also plans to launch programs linking public and private gardens, including Busan's Nakdonggang Garden.
Mayor Chun Jae-soo said, "F1963 Garden is Busan's representative private garden, reborn by adding the beauty of a garden to a historic space within an industrial facility. Building on this designation, we will continue to identify outstanding private gardens and work to spread garden culture."
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