Gyeongju Busanseong

Pusansŏng (Korean: 부산성; Hanja: 富山城) was a Unified Silla–era Korean fortress on the mountain Busan (부산; 富山) in what is now Gyeongju, South Korea. On January 21, 1963, it was made Historic Site of South Korea No. 25.

There are conflicting records of when the fortress was built. It was possibly built during the reigns of either King Jinpyeong (r. 579–632) or King Munmu (r. 661–681). It was used in the Goryeo period (918–1392) and in the Joseon period (1392–1897) after having been repaired a number of times. Modern estimates give its circumference as 9,470 m (31,070 ft). It possibly had two sets of walls. Almost all of the fortress's remains are in ruins, although a stretch of wall around 20 m (66 ft) in length is reportedly in decent condition. The possible sites of former buildings and villages within the fortress have been identified.

Text adapted from “Pusansŏng” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gyeongju Busanseong ranks #8,078 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #52 of the 58 mapped in South Korea. Founded c. 606, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 31 atlas entries founded in the 7th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Gyeongju, 15 km away. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.

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