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Namdaemun
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Namdaemun (), the Sungnyemun (), is the southern gate of The Eight Gates of Seoul making part of the Seoul City Wall marking the city's original boundary during the Joseon period, although the city has since significantly outgrown it after that. It is located in Jung District between Seoul Station and Seoul Plaza, with the historic 24-hour Namdaemun Market next to the gate.
Key facts
- Building.name
- Namdaemun
- Building.image
- Sungnyemun Gate, front, 2013.jpg
- Building.caption
- Namdaemun in 2013
- Building.location_country
- South Korea
- Building.location_city
- Jung District, Seoul
- Building.opened_date
- 1398
- Designation list.embed
- yes
- Designation list.designation1
- National Treasures of South Korea
- Designation list.designation1_date
- 1962-12-20
- Designation list.designation1_number
- 1
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^남대문; ^숭례문
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 南大門; 崇禮門
- Korean name/auto.child
- yes
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- Sungnyemun Gate, front, 2013.jpg
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- Commons category
- Namdaemun
- inception
- 1396-00-00
- native label
- 남대문 / 南大門
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- Before the 2008 fire
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Namdaemun (), the Sungnyemun (), is the southern gate of The Eight Gates of Seoul making part of the Seoul City Wall marking the city's original boundary during the Joseon period, although the city has since significantly outgrown it after that. It is located in Jung District between Seoul Station and Seoul Plaza, with the historic 24-hour Namdaemun Market next to the gate.
The gate, first built in the last year of King Taejo of Joseon's reign in 1398, is a historic pagoda-style gateway, and is designated as South Korea's first National Treasure. It was once one of the three major gateways through Seoul's city walls which had a stone circuit of and stood up to high. It was rebuilt in 1447.
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