Donuimun
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Donuimun (), sometimes called the West Gate or Seodaemun (), was one of the Eight Gates of Seoul in Seoul, South Korea. The gate served as the western opening to the Fortress Wall that surrounded the city during the Joseon period.
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- Korea-History-Seoul-West.Gate-1904-by.Underwood (cropped).jpg
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- Donuimun, as photographed in 1904 by Horace Grant Underwood "...Japanese troops entering the city of Seoul..."
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^서대문; ^돈의문
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 西大門; 敦義門
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- Seodaemun front.jpg
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- Donuimun
- Revised Romanization
- Donuimun
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Tonŭimun
- inception
- 1396-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1915-00-00
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Donuimun (), sometimes called the West Gate or Seodaemun (), was one of the Eight Gates of Seoul in Seoul, South Korea. The gate served as the western opening to the Fortress Wall that surrounded the city during the Joseon period.
It was originally built in 1396, destroyed during the 16th century, and then rebuilt in 1711. However, it was again destroyed in 1915, during the Japanese occupation of Korea, and has not since been rebuilt.
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