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Hyehwamun (), also known as Northeast Gate, is one of the Eight Gates of Seoul in the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea, which surrounded the city in the Joseon period. The gate is also known as Dongsomun ().

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Instance of
city gate
Located in
Seongbuk-dong
Image
Hyehwamun, Rear, Seoul, Korea.jpg
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McCune–Reischauer romanization
Hyehwamun
Revised Romanization
Hyehwamun
Commons category
Hyehwamun
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Hyehwamun (), also known as Northeast Gate, is one of the Eight Gates of Seoul in the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea, which surrounded the city in the Joseon period. The gate is also known as Dongsomun ().

The gate was originally called Honghwamun ().

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

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