A Chance to Meet the Ancient Guards of Seoul’s ‘Gate of Exalted Ceremonies’

SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The official name for Namdaemun (translated as ‘South Great Gate’) is Sungnyemun, the ‘Gate of Exalted Ceremonies’. The gate was one of the eight gates in the fortress wall that surrounded the city of Seoul during the Joseon Dynasty. It was first built by Taejo, the founder of Joseon, in 1398.  [...]