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.

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Kaesong Walls staat op plaats 4.260 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 2 van de 2 die de atlas in Noord-Korea in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 1009, en daarmee ouder dan 94% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 186 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 11e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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