Namhansanseong

Namhansanseong is a historical mountain fort town 25 km southeast of Seoul, South Korea. It sits about 480 m above sea stage and is aligned with the ridges of the mountain for max defensibility. The castle, stretching 12 km in duration, protects a tremendous place used as an emergency capital city at some stage in the Joseon Dynasty of Korea 1392 to 1910. The layout is based totally on fort structure of East Asia, embodying aspects of 4 historic cultural patterns: the Joseon of Korea, the Azuchi-Momoyama Period of Japan, and Ming and Qing China. It become considerably advanced at some point of the 16th to 18th centuries, a length of non-stop battle.

The technical development of weaponry and armaments all through this period, which saw the use of gunpowder imported from Europe, also significantly stimulated the structure and layout of the fortress. Namhansanseong portrays how the various theories of protection mechanisms in Korea were put to shape through combining the ordinary residing environment with protection objectives. The fort indicates how Buddhism performed an influential role in defensive the state, and it have become a image of sovereignty in Korea. It stands at the Namhansan South Han Mountain, containing fortifications that date back to the 17th century and a number of temples. It may be accessed from Seoul through Namhansanseong Station of Seoul Subway Line 8.