Traipsing The Seoul City Wall

The Great Wall of Seoul? Perhaps.

King Taejo of the Joseon dynasty needed to defend his turf and so up went a wall. Construction started in 1395, finished in 1396 (quick workers) and fortified during the 15th and 18th centuries (slower workers). Remnants of the wall and some of its mighty gates are still around and can be enjoyed in parks and as archeological sites.

A section of reconstructed wall, looking grand against green grass.

The Hanyang Doseong Historic Site Museum. Basically, a shed protecting raw, excavated sections of the wall.

Hint of the past, stones forming the path of the wall through a park.

Ancient and modern, a section of the wall with the N Seoul tower in the distance. Marking history.

The reconstructed sections of the wall makes for a nice meander.