Admiral Yi Sun-Sin's Statue

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This statue is a downtown landmark. Seoul-born Yi Sun-sin (1545-98) designed a new type of metal-clad warship called geobukseon (turtle boats), and used them to help achieve a series of stunning victories over the much larger Japanese navy that attacked Korea at the end of the 16th century. A geobukseon replica can be seen in the War Memorial and Museum . A greatly admired hero, he is also featured on the around ₩100 coin.