SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has revealed plans to reduce the number of cars on the road within the city and slash greenhouse gasses. The new campaign will see vehicular traffic within the Four Great Gates including Dongdaemun and Namdaemun regulated based on environment-friendly principles, and the number of traffic lanes [...]
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. [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Namdaemun, officially known as Sungnyemun, is currently the No.1 treasure of South Korea. It is one of the eight gates of a fortress wall that surrounded Seoul during the Joseon dynasty. However, for the past 20 years, experts and civic groups have debated over whether to give Hunminjeongeum the designation [...]