Gwanmunseong

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.

Texto adaptado de «Kwanmunsŏng» en la Wikipedia en inglés, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gwanmunseong ranks #5132 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 56 mapped in Corea del Sur. Fundado en 722, más antiguo que el 97% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 19 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo VIII. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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