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Heunginjimun

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Also known as Dongdaemun, Heunginmun

Heunginjimun (), Dongdaemun (), is one of The Eight Gates of Seoul in the Seoul City Wall, a prominent landmark in central Seoul, South Korea. The Korean name "Dongdaemun" means "Great East Gate," and it was so named because it was the major eastern gate in the wall that surrounded Seoul during the Joseon period. The gate is located at Jongno 6-ga in Jongno District.

Key facts

Building.name
Heunginjimun
Building.image
서울 흥인지문 야경.jpg
Building.alternate_names
Dongdaemun
Building.building_type
Fortress gate
Building.location
Jongno 288
Building.address
Jongno District,
Building.location_city
Seoul
Building.location_country
South Korea
Building.construction_start_date
1396
Building.completion_date
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Building.est_completion
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Building.renovation_date
14531869
Building.owner
Government of South Korea
Building.operator
Jongno-gu Office
Building.public_transit
Dongdaemun station(Line 1)
Korean name/auto.hangul
^동대문; ^흥인지문
Korean name/auto.hanja
東大門, 興仁之門
Korean name/auto.child
yes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city gate
Part of
Seoul City Wall
Country
South Korea
Located in
Seoul
Image
Korea-Seoul-Dongdaemun gate.jpg
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native label
興仁之門
Commons category
Heunginjimun
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Heunginjimun (), Dongdaemun (), is one of The Eight Gates of Seoul in the Seoul City Wall, a prominent landmark in central Seoul, South Korea. The Korean name "Dongdaemun" means "Great East Gate," and it was so named because it was the major eastern gate in the wall that surrounded Seoul during the Joseon period. The gate is located at Jongno 6-ga in Jongno District.

==History== The structure was first built by King Taejo during his fifth year of reign (1398). It was renovated in 1453, and the current structure is the one rebuilt in 1869. Heunginjimun shows architectural style of the late Joseon period. The most unusual characteristic is its built outer wall, Ongseong. Ongseong was constructed to compensate the weakness of the target from multiple invaders, protecting the gate.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heunginjimun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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