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Mongchontoseong
🇰🇷 South Korea · 3rd century
Mongchontoseong (Korean: 몽촌토성; Hanja: 夢村土城) is an ancient earthen rampart dating from the Baekje period. It is located what is now in the Olympic Park of Seoul, South Korea.
The fortification walls are estimated to have been about 2.7 km (1.7 mi) in length and approximately 6 to 7 m (20 to 23 ft) high. The fortifications of Mongch'ont'osŏng had a palisade atop the wall and a moat surrounding its base. They are part of Wiryeseong with Pungnaptoseong.
During the 1988 Summer Olympics, the running section of the modern pentathlon was held there. A number of important excavations of the site were conducted prior to the construction of the nearby Olympic Park.
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Mongchontoseong ranks #5,849 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 58 mapped in South Korea. Founded c. 250, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 18 atlas entries founded in the 3rd century. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Seoul, 12 km away. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Mongchontoseong?
Mongchontoseong stands in South Korea, at 37.52074°, 127.11879°.
When was Mongchontoseong built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Mongchontoseong?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,849 of 8,134 worldwide, and #19 in South Korea. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Mongchontoseong?
Pungnaptoseong, about 1 km away.
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