Kaesong Walls

The Walled City of Kaesong surround the royal castle, Manwoldae. The walls have a total length of 23 km and are partially preserved.

The walls were built using the surrounding landscape as a defensive structure (Korean city walls were generally constructed on the crests of hills), following the principles of geomancy. The inner walls were first constructed in 919 while outer walls were built between 1009 and 1029. Small walls have likely been present on the site since the Silla period; the walls were made from beaten earth during the Koryo dynasty. Many portions were rebuilt with stone during the 14th Century. A large portion of the stone walls still exist into modern times, and parts of the earthen walls are still visible. The exterior wall date from the 11th Century and the interior wall from the 14th Century.

The walls had around twenty gates, many of which survive today.

英語版ウィキペディア「Kaesong city walls」より引用、CC BY-SA 4.0。

Kaesong Wallsは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界4,260位（全5,793件中）、北朝鮮の2件では2位にランクされています。1009年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の94%より古い城です（11世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の186件のひとつ）。北朝鮮が他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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