Bukhansanseong Fortress
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 Access gate to the Bukhansanseong Fortress |
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| Creation time : | Completed in 1711 | |
| Castle type : | Spurburg | |
| Conservation status: | receive | |
| Geographical location | 37 ° 38 '42.4 " N , 126 ° 59' 4" E | |
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| Korean alphabet : | 북한산성 |
| Hanja : | 北 漢 山城 |
| Revised Romanization : | Bukhansanseong |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Pukhansansŏng |
The Fortress Bukhansanseong (literally "fortress of the mountains north of the Han River ") is a fortress in Gyeonggi and Seoul , South Korea. It dates from the middle of the Joseon Period. The fortress was completed in 1711, although plans for construction date back to 1659. The name is also given to a fortress in the Samguk Sagi , but the supposed connection is doubted.
The modern Bukhansanseong was built to protect access to Seoul after a defensive loophole became apparent during the second Manchu invasion of Korea in 1636 and the earlier Imjin War . The Bukhansanseong was used as a royal sanctuary in emergencies and comprises 120 rooms.
Fortifications
The wall of the facility is 7 meters high, 8 kilometers long and has 15 gates. Including the following:
| Korean | German | function |
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| 북문 | Buk-mun | North gate |
| 대서문 | Dae-seo-mun | Great west gate |
| 중성 문 | Jung-seong-mun | Grand gate |
| 대 동문 | Dae-dong-mun | Great east gate |
| 대성 문 | Dae-seong-mun | Grand gate |
| 수문 | Su-mun | secret water gate |
| 서암 문 | Seo-'am-mun | secret gate |
| 백운봉 암문 | Baek-wun-bong-'am-mun | secret gate |
| 용암 문 | Yong-'am-mun | secret gate |
| 보국문 | Bo-guk-mun | secret gate |
| 가사 당 암문 | Ga-sa-dang-'am-mun | secret gate |
| 부왕 동암문 | Bu-wang-dong-'am-mun | secret gate |
| 청수 동암문 | Chung-su-dong-'am-mun | secret gate |
A total of 6 large gates, 8 secret gates, 2 water gates and 143 Seong-Rang (Korean: 성랑, lookout post).
Web links
- Bukhansanseong Fortress , website of the Korean National Tourist Board