Hyehwamun
Sign in to saveHyehwamun (), 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
- Part of
- Seoul City Wall
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- Seongbuk-dong
- Image
- Hyehwamun, Rear, Seoul, Korea.jpg
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- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Hyehwamun
- Revised Romanization
- Hyehwamun
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- 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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