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Jongum Gate (Pyongyang)

Korea (North) / Pyongyang / Pyongyang / Kyongsang-dong
 gate, fortification

(전금문/轉錦門)
North Korean National Treasure #22.
Once serving as the east gate of Pyongyang Castle, Jongum Gate (Jongummun) was built in the 6th century and restored in 1714. Though it was destroyed in the Korean war, it was reconstructed in 1959.
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Coordinates:   39°2'27"N   125°45'42"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago