Seoul City Wall | |
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Native name Korean: 서울 한양도성 | |
Hanyangdoseong | |
Type | Fortification |
Location | Seoul, South Korea |
Coordinates | 37°34′22″N 127°00′31″E / 37.5728474°N 127.0085027°E |
Area | Downtown Seoul |
Built | c. 1395–1396 |
Built for | Defense of Joseon's capital city, Hanseongbu |
Governing body | Seoul Metropolitan Government |
Owner | National Government of South Korea |
Website | seoulcitywall |
Official name | Hanyangdoseong, the Seoul City Wall |
Designated | 1963-01-21 |
Reference no. | 10 |
Location of Seoul City Wall Museum |
Seoul City Wall | |
Hangul | 서울 한양도성, 서울 성곽 |
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Hanja | 서울 漢陽都城, 서울 城郭 |
Revised Romanization | Seoul Hanyangdoseong, Seoul seonggwak |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul hanyangdosŏng, Sŏul sŏnggwak |
The Seoul City Wall (Korean: 서울 성곽) or Hanyangdoseong (Korean: 한양도성; Hanja: 漢陽都城) is a defensive wall first built by the King Taejo of Joseon dynasty to defend the downtown area of Joseon's capital city Hanseongbu (한성부). It was designated as a Historic Site of South Korea in 1963, and is currently a tourist attraction around the Downtown Seoul.