Namdaemun (Sungnyemun)

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Namdaemun (Sungnyemun) is a historic Joseon-era gate in central Seoul and one of South Korea’s most iconic national treasures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Joseon-era structure ⓘ
National Treasure of South Korea ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
historic city gate ⓘ
architecturalStyle traditional Korean wooden pavilion ⓘ
builtByDynasty Joseon dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Joseon

Joseon dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Joseon
builtDuring reign of King Taejo of Joseon ⓘ
constructedFromMaterial stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
designatedAsNationalTreasureNumber 1 ⓘ
1 ⓘ
designationAuthority Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea ⓘ
fireCause arson ⓘ
fireDestroyed wooden superstructure ⓘ
hasAlternativeMeaning Great South Gate ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Namdaemun ⓘ
hasCompletionYear 1398 ⓘ
hasConstructionStartYear 1395 ⓘ
hasFunction city gate ⓘ
symbolic landmark of Seoul ⓘ
hasKoreanName 숭례문 ⓘ
숭례문 ⓘ
hasMeaning Gate of Exalted Ceremonies ⓘ
hasRevisedRomanization Sungnyemun ⓘ
linked to: Namdaemun
locatedInCity Seoul ⓘ
Seoul ⓘ
locatedInCountry South Korea ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Jung District, Seoul ⓘ
Jung District, Seoul ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Namdaemun Market ⓘ
orientation southern gate of old Seoul city walls ⓘ
partOf Seoul Fortress Wall ⓘ
linked to: Seoul City Wall

Seoul Fortress Wall ⓘ
linked to: Seoul City Wall
reopenedToPublic 2013 ⓘ
restorationCompletionYear 2013 ⓘ
restorationStartYear 2008 ⓘ
sufferedFireDamage 2008 ⓘ
symbolOf Seoul ⓘ
South Korean cultural heritage ⓘ
underwentMajorRenovation 1447 ⓘ
1479 ⓘ
1961 ⓘ

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Bank of Korea main building → locatedNear → Namdaemun (Sungnyemun) ⓘ
Jung District, Seoul → hasLandmark → Namdaemun (Sungnyemun Gate) ⓘ
linked to: Namdaemun (Sungnyemun)
Seoul Station → adjacentTo → Namdaemun ⓘ
linked to: Namdaemun (Sungnyemun)