Beam-raising ceremony for new French Embassy

Ambassador of France to Korea Philippe Lefort, right, delivers a speech during a beam-raising ceremony for the new French Embassy in central Seoul, April 11. A plaque commemorating 3,421 soldiers of the French battalion who fought during the Korean War was also attached to the last beam of the frame. The new French Embassy building is scheduled to be opened in 2023. Courtesy of Embassy of France in Korea