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PHOTOS Back to Cheong Wa Dae in 1,330 days

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By Kim Bo-eun
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Officials take down the presidential flag at the former presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, early Monday. Yonhap

Officials take down the presidential flag at the former presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, early Monday. Yonhap

Officials hoist the presidential flag at the presidential office at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. The flag bearing two phoenixes stands at the presidential office as a symbol of the country's head of state. The presidential office returned to Cheong Wa Dae three years and seven months after former President Yoon Suk Yeol left the compound in May 2022 for a new presidential office in Yongsan. Yonhap

Officials hoist the presidential flag at the presidential office at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. The flag bearing two phoenixes stands at the presidential office as a symbol of the country's head of state. The presidential office returned to Cheong Wa Dae three years and seven months after former President Yoon Suk Yeol left the compound in May 2022 for a new presidential office in Yongsan. Yonhap

Supporters of President Lee Jae Myung wave the Korean flag as they cheer his return to Cheong Wa Dae, in front of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, Monday. Yonhap

Supporters of President Lee Jae Myung wave the Korean flag as they cheer his return to Cheong Wa Dae, in front of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, Monday. Yonhap

The presidential vehicle, along with security vehicles, is seen heading to Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

The presidential vehicle, along with security vehicles, is seen heading to Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

Cheong Wa Dae is seen Monday, the day the presidential office relocated to this site. Cheong Wa Dae means 'Blue House' in Korean. Yonhap

Cheong Wa Dae is seen Monday, the day the presidential office relocated to this site. Cheong Wa Dae means 'Blue House' in Korean. Yonhap

Security officers stand guard at the gate of Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

Security officers stand guard at the gate of Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

Security guards open the gates to Cheong Wa Dae as the compound awaits the presidential vehicle's arrival, Monday. Yonhap

Security guards open the gates to Cheong Wa Dae as the compound awaits the presidential vehicle's arrival, Monday. Yonhap

Vehicles enter Cheong Wa Dae, Monday, after the presidential office relocated there and President Lee Jae Myung started working at the compound that day. Yonhap

Vehicles enter Cheong Wa Dae, Monday, after the presidential office relocated there and President Lee Jae Myung started working at the compound that day. Yonhap

The presidential vehicle, left, enters the Cheong Wa Dae compound, Monday. Yonhap

The presidential vehicle, left, enters the Cheong Wa Dae compound, Monday. Yonhap

The presidential flag, right, is seen hoisted next to the Korean flag at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

The presidential flag, right, is seen hoisted next to the Korean flag at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung, center, greets presidential chief of policy Kim Yong-beom, right, and National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac at the entrance to the presidential office at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung, center, greets presidential chief of policy Kim Yong-beom, right, and National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac at the entrance to the presidential office at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung walks into the presidential office with senior aides, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung walks into the presidential office with senior aides, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung walks up the stairs with senior aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung walks up the stairs with senior aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung walks up the stairs with senior aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung walks up the stairs with senior aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung walks up the stairs with senior aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung walks up the stairs with senior aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung presides over a meeting with aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung presides over a meeting with aides at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Yonhap

Civic groups are seen having relocated their protests to Cheong Wa Dae, together with the presidential office's move, Monday. Yonhap

Civic groups are seen having relocated their protests to Cheong Wa Dae, together with the presidential office's move, Monday. Yonhap