H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden

Strikingly large gate built in the South Korean Hongsalmun style, painted with bright colors and decorated with symbols.
H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden entrance...
Back side of the gate with a bowing statue in the foreground.
View of the gate from the garden...
Gate beams with colorful geometric details and a blue mythological creature.
The H.U. Lee gate was handcrafted and intricately detailed by South Korean artists....
Strikingly large gate built in the South Korean Hongsalmun style, painted with bright colors and decorated with symbols.
Back side of the gate with a bowing statue in the foreground.
Gate beams with colorful geometric details and a blue mythological creature.

What to know

This striking gate and peaceful garden in the downtown River Market District honor the founder of the American Taekwondo Association (ATA), Eternal Grand Master Haeng Ung Lee. The memorial also salutes martial arts and serves as a symbol of friendship between South Korea and the U.S.

Steps away from the hustle of Markham Street and the Statehouse Convention Center, the gate was handcrafted by South Korean artists in the Hongsalmun style and decorated in traditional Korean colors and symbols. Inside the garden is a nine-foot tall fountain and reflective pool, the Wall of Vision, a bust of Eternal Grand Master Lee, and numerous educational artifacts explaining martial arts. Many other statues are placed around the garden, including Harubang statues made from lava rocks and two Haitai or ‘fire eater’ statues from Korean mythology.

Step inside the H.U. Lee International Gate and Garden in Little Rock here.
Address:
101 E. Markham St. ,
Little Rock, AR 72201