Hanyangdoseong_KOREA_Fortress Wall of Seoul #009, 한양도성

The Fortress Wall of Seoul (Hanja: 서울 漢陽都城; Hangul: 서울 한양도성;), or literally the Seoul City Wall is a series of walls made of stone, wood and other materials, built to protect the city of Seoul against invaders The wall was first built in 1396 to defend and show the boundaries of the city, surrounding Hanyang (Hanja: 漢陽; Hangul: 한양 the old name for Seoul) in the Joseon Dynasty At that time, it was called Hansung (Hanja: 漢城; Hangul: 한성) The wall stretches 18 6 km along the ridge of Seoul's four inner mountains, Bugaksan, Inwangsan, Naksan and Namsan At present, a 12-km section of the wall is designated as Historic Site No 10 (1963) and is protected accordingly, along with the gates, water gates, and signal fire mounds The northern, eastern, and southern sections of Mt Nam (Namsan section) walls have undergone extensive restoration work, having sustained damage or been entirely destroyed during Japanese imperial rule (1910-1945) #korea #seoul #Hanyangdoseong #Naksan #Namsan #Inwangsan