A pedestrian walks along Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway in central Seoul. [JOONGANG PHOTO] The conflict between the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) is escalating as the former hopes to develop areas near cultural heritage sites while the latter aims to protect them. A case in point is the Seoul city government's recent proposal to remove the Deoksugung Stonewall Path, or the stone wall surrounding Deoksu Palace, in central Seoul. The metropolitan government proposed to demolish the stone wall to widen the walkway and make Deoksu Palace more accessible to the public.

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