[SPOT] Heunginjimun Gate/Dongdaemun/흥인지문/동대문 ; Rediscovery of Seoul

Introduc Heunginjimun Gate : Introduc Heunginjimun Gate : I have lived in Seoul for a long time, but, visited it first time ; in order to look for new contents I learned that Seoul has lots of hidden places even local people didn't go and see so so far #Heunginjimun#dongdaemun#seoul#korea#seoultrip#seoulvisit#seoultour#subway#metro#seoul travel#travel [Overview] Heunginjimun Gate is a gate located on the east side of Jeong-dong among the four gates of Hanyangdoseong Fortress It is a representative building of Hanyangdoseong Fortress and is also called Dongdaemun because it is located in the east Heunginjimun Gate was built in 1396 (the 5th year of King Taejo's reign) right after the founding of the Joseon Dynasty Since then, it has been repaired and repaired several times, and has continued to this day since it was renovated in 1869 (the 6th year of King Gojong's reign) It is the only city gate that retains the appearance of the Joseon Dynasty Heunginjimun Gate is a two-story building with 5 bays in front space and 2 bays in side space In addition, a semicircular Ongseong Fortress was built to protect and protect the gate on the outside, which can be said to be a reasonably planned facility for our troops to attack the enemy It was designated as Treasure No 1 on January 21, 1963 [Details for structure] The Seoul fortress is a capital city built to protect Hanseongbu, where important national facilities are located, and Heunginjimun Gate is the east of the eight gates It is also commonly called Dongdaemun, and it was built during the construction of the capital city in the 5th year of King Taejo's reign (1396) of the Joseon Dynasty, but was rebuilt in the 1st year of King Danjong (1453), and the current gate was newly built in the 6th year of King Gojong (1869) It is a two-story building with five bays in the front and two bays in the side, and the roof is a trapezoidal roof when viewed from the front It is a Dapo style that is decorated not only on the pillars but also between the pillars to support the eaves of the roof, and its shape is thin and weak, and there are many excessively decorated parts, which shows the characteristics of the late Joseon Dynasty In addition, a semicircular Ongseong Fortress was built to protect and protect the gate on the outside, which can be said to be a reasonably planned facility to attack the enemy Heunginjimun Gate is the only castle among the eight gates of the capital, and it shows the architectural style of the late Joseon Dynasty