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  Learn Korean and Speak Korean :- Free Site for Learning Korean Language - Korean Language
Originally, the city was entirely surrounded by a massive circular wall (a 20-foot-high circular stone fortress) to provide its citizens security from wild animals such as the tiger, thieves and attacks.
The city has grown beyond those walls and although the wall no longer stands (except in the mountains north of the downtown area), the gates remain near the downtown district of Seoul, including most notably Sungnyemun (commonly known as Namdaemun) and Honginjimun (commonly known as Dongdaemun).
During the Joseon dynasty, the gates were opened and closed each day, accompanied by the ringing of large bells.
www.learn-korean.net /about-korea-5.html   (1154 words)

  
  Seoul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Originally entirely surrounded by a massive circular wall (a 20-foot-high circular stone fortress) to provide its citizens security from wild animals such as the tiger, thieves and attacks.
The city has grown beyond those walls and although the wall no longer stands (except in the mountains north of the downtown area), the gates remain near the downtown district of Seoul, including most notably Sungnyemun (commonly known as Namdaemun) and Honginjimun (commonly known as Dongdaemun).
During the Joseon dynasty, the gates were opened and closed each day, accompanied by the ringing of large bells.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seoul   (2305 words)

  
 Land of the Morning Calm: Palaces and Shrines Photo Gallery by A Horse at pbase.com
Subsequently, whenever a king or queen passed away, his or her name would be engraved in a wooden tablet and stored in the Chongjon Building within the shrine.
Dongdaemun [Great East Gate]: Originally known as 'Honginjimun'.
It is more popularly known as Dongdaemun, as it was amongst the eastern walls of King Taejo's kingdom.
www.pbase.com /poppycock18/2004   (356 words)

  
 :::: Welcome To Jongno-Gu :::
Only the castle wall at the top of the mountain is remained as it was.
Honghwamun (or Dongsomun) in the north of the mountain has been disappeared, but, Honginjimun (or Dongdaemun) in the south remains as a symbol of Seoul.
Naksan was the boundary between Jongno-gu and Seongbuk-gu, and was called Naktasan or Naksan as the shape of the mountain looked like camel’s hump or Taraksan as it was the place to raise milking cow to supply milk to the Palace.
www.jongno.go.kr /english/attraction/mt_naksan.htm   (1014 words)

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