Castle
Gwanmunseong
🇰🇷 South Korea
Kwanmunsŏng (Korean: 관문성; Hanja: 關門城; RR: Gwanmunseong) was a Unified Silla-era Korean fortress located in North and South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. On January 21, 1963, it was made a Historic Site of South Korea.
It was built in 722 (Korean calendar), during the reign of King Seongdeok. It was meant to protect the Silla capital of Gyeongju. Its walls have a total length is 12 km (7.5 mi). It was in ruins by the early Joseon period. Part of it was used during the 1592–1598 Imjin War. In recent years, most of its structures are in ruins.
Text adapted from “Kwanmunsŏng” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gwanmunseong ranks #4,654 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 56 mapped in South Korea. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.
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