Design | Map of city wall of Seoul
Seoul City Wall [Korea historic Site No. 10]
The wall, which follows the ridges of Baegak(Bugaksan), Naksan(Naktasan), Namsan(Mongmyeoksan) and Inwangsan, the four main mountains surrounding the center of Seoul, has been rebuilt several times since its initial construction in 1396. The wall measures between 5 and 8m high and is 18.6km long and it served as city wall for the longest time among the existing walls in the world.
< http://seoulcitywall.seoul.go.kr/ >
Reference Map_Hanyang Wall < http://seoulcitywall.seoul.go.kr/front/eng/sub04/sub0401.do >
Four Main Gates
Seoul City Wall has four main gates and four auxiliary gates. The main gates are Heunginjimun, Donuimun, Sungnyemun and Sukjeongmun, while the auxiliary gates are Hyehwamun, Souimun, Gwanghuimun and Changuimun. In addition, the five-arch flood gate and two-arch floodgate to the south of Heunginjimun were built to transport water from Cheonggyecheon Stream to outside the wall.
< http://seoulcitywall.seoul.go.kr/ >
Five Grand Palaces
The Joseon Dynasty built the 'Five Grand Palaces' in Seoul - Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung, Deoksugung, Gyeongbokgung and Gyeonghuigung– all of which are located in the district of Jongno District and Jung District. Among them, Changdeokgung was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997 as an "outstanding example of Far Eastern palace architecture and garden design". The main palace,Gyeongbokgung, underwent a large-scale restoration project.
< en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul#Historical_architecture >
Seoul's Buildings
Project - ON SEOUL | Map of City Wall of Seoul
Design - Oh Nam Kyung
