Seoul City Wall

Seoul City Wall
Native name
Korean: 서울 한양도성
Hanyangdoseong
The Downtown Seoul is surrounded by the Seoul City Wall
View of the Downtown Seoul surrounded by the Seoul City Wall
TypeFortification
LocationSeoul, South Korea
Coordinates37°34′22″N 127°00′31″E / 37.5728474°N 127.0085027°E / 37.5728474; 127.0085027
AreaDowntown Seoul
Builtc. 1395–1396
Built forDefense of Joseon's capital city, Hanseongbu
Governing bodySeoul Metropolitan Government
OwnerNational Government of South Korea
Websiteseoulcitywall.seoul.go.kr
Official nameHanyangdoseong, the Seoul City Wall
Designated1963-01-21
Reference no.10
Seoul City Wall Museum is located in Seoul
Seoul City Wall Museum
Seoul City Wall Museum
Seoul City Wall
Hangul
서울 한양도성, 서울 성곽
Hanja
서울 漢陽都城, 서울 城郭
Revised RomanizationSeoul Hanyangdoseong, Seoul seonggwak
McCune–ReischauerSŏul hanyangdosŏng, Sŏul sŏnggwak

The Seoul City Wall (Korean서울 성곽) or Hanyangdoseong (Korean한양도성; 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 [ko] (한성부). It was designated as a Historic Site of South Korea in 1963, and is currently a tourist attraction around the Downtown Seoul.