Yeongeunmun
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Yŏngŭnmun () or Yeongeunmun Gate was a Joseon-era gate near present day Seoul, South Korea. Since it was a symbol of China's diplomatic influence on Joseon, the Enlightenment Party of the Joseon government intentionally demolished it in February 1895, seeking complete political independence of Joseon from China.
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It is catalogued under topics including Buildings and structures completed in 1537, Buildings and structures demolished in 1895 and Demolished buildings and structures in South Korea.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Joseon
- Image
- Yeongeunmun-Inwang.jpg
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- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Yŏngŭnmun
- Revised Romanization
- Yeongeunmun
- structure replaced by
- Plinths of Yeongeunmun Gate, Seoul
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1895-00-00
- inception
- 1539-00-00
- Commons category
- Yeongeunmun
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
Yŏngŭnmun () or Yeongeunmun Gate was a Joseon-era gate near present day Seoul, South Korea. Since it was a symbol of China's diplomatic influence on Joseon, the Enlightenment Party of the Joseon government intentionally demolished it in February 1895, seeking complete political independence of Joseon from China.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yeongeunmun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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