Hyehwamun Gate (Dongsomun) — Attraction in Seoul

#hanyangdoseong , the #seoulcitywall, was a fortress with 620 years of #history protecting #Seoul against invaders. The amazing 18,56 km of the wall with a high of 5 × 8 m is surrounded by four mountains in the heart of Seoul. This #heritage is the world's longest and oldest city walls. Some modifications were done when the expansion of the city took place and 70% of the wall was repaired, rebuilt, and preserved. Today this historic place is used for leisure, hiking, and walking with a...

I finished the first leg of my Seoul City Wall hike here. I plan on eventually walking the entire wall in the future. It’s not to difficult, the section between Heunginjimin and Hyehwamun. The sights along the way are pretty spectacular. I met a friendly cat...

Hyehwa is popular place but not many actually come and see Hyehwamun the gate of Hyehwa! Not the biggest gate, nothing spectacular but it does have a small view and I think its still...