Mongch'ont'osŏng
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Mongch'ont'osŏng | |
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![]() The former site of Mongchontoseong (2011) | |
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Location | Seoul, South Korea |
Coordinates | 37°31′18″N 127°7′22″E / 37.52167°N 127.12278°E |
Official name | Mongchontoseong Earthen Fortification, Seoul |
Designated | 1982-07-22 |
Reference no. | 297 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 몽촌토성 |
Hanja | 夢村土城 |
Revised Romanization | Mongchontoseong |
McCune–Reischauer | M'ongchont'osŏng |
Mongch'ont'osŏng (Korean: 몽촌토성; Hanja: 夢村土城) is an ancient earthen rampart dating from the Baekje period.[1] It is located what is now in the Olympic Park of Seoul, South Korea.
The fortification walls are estimated to have been about 2.7 km (1.7 mi) in length and approximately 6 to 7 m (20 to 23 ft) high. The fortifications of Mongch'ont'osŏng had a palisade atop the wall and a moat surrounding its base. They are part of Wiryeseong with Pungnaptoseong.
During the 1988 Summer Olympics, the running section of the modern pentathlon was held there.[citation needed] A number of important excavations of the site were conducted prior to the construction of the nearby Olympic Park.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 김, 길식, 서울 몽촌토성 (서울 夢村土城), Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-07-10
- 1988 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. p. 181.
External links
[edit]Media related to Mongch'ont'osŏng at Wikimedia Commons
- Mongchontoseong Earthen Fortification, Seoul at Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea
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