Namdaemun
Seoul, South Korea

Namdaemun Market is Korea's oldest open-air market. Having existed on its present site for over 600 years, the market sells everything from clothes to handicrafts and clothing.

Line 4, Hoehyeon, Station 425

Sungnyemun
Often called Namdaemun, >Sungnyemun is the biggest gate in South Korea. It has an arch-shaped entrance at the center of a stony platform. The pillar and the roof on the platform divide into upper and lower layers. When the first king of Joseon Dynasty, Lee Seong-Gye (reign 1335-1408), constructed the capital city, he believed that fire will reach to Gyeongbokgung Palace as Mt. Gwanaksan is shaped like fire according to feng-shui principles. Therefore, the tablet in Sungnyemun was written vertically to protect the city from fire as the Chinese characters written horizontally resembles fire.

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Namdaemun Market is Korea's oldest open-air market. Having existed on its present site for over 600 years, the market sells everything from clothes to handicrafts and clothing. Line 4, Hoehyeon, Station 425











Sungnyemun Often called Namdaemun, >Sungnyemun is the biggest gate in South Korea. It has an arch-shaped entrance at the center of a stony platform. The pillar and the roof on the platform divide into upper and lower layers. When the first king of Joseon Dynasty, Lee Seong-Gye (reign 1335-1408), constructed the capital city, he believed that fire will reach to Gyeongbokgung Palace as Mt. Gwanaksan is shaped like fire according to feng-shui principles. Therefore, the tablet in Sungnyemun was written vertically to protect the city from fire as the Chinese characters written horizontally resembles fire.

Namdaemun Seoul, South Korea

Sungnyemun

Namdaemun
Seoul, South Korea