Hwaseong Fortress

World Heritage

Republic of Korea

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In the late 18th century, King Jeongjo of Joseon moved his father's mausoleum to Suwon and built a fortified fortification around it, arranged according to the instructions of an influential military architect of the time who combined the latest developments in the field from both the East and the West. These massive walls, stretching nearly 6 kilometers, are still well preserved today; they have four gates and are equipped with bastions, turrets and other facilities.

# Fortifications

# tomb

# Late 18th century

# King Jeongjo of Joseon

# Suwon

# Military Architect

Hwaseong Jeondo화성전도

Another Sketch of the Hwaseong Fortress (before rebuilding of Namsumun)

A depiction of Hwaseong Fortress, published in the Hwaseong Seongyeok Uigwe (1801)

N-E Pavillon and Pond

The location of the South Gate (A) with the missing structures of Hwaseong; B,South-East Gate Guard ...

Beacon

The location of the South Gate (A) with the missing structures of Hwaseong B,South-East Gate Guard ...

South Flood Gate

South Secret Gate

The wall of Hwaseong Fortress

Tombs 화성성묘전배

Map of the fortress

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World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hwaseong%20Fortress%2C%20Suwon%2C%20Gyeonggi-do%2C%20Republic%20of%20Korea%20%282%29.jpg
instance of	Category:Interior of Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens
located in the administrative territorial entity	Suwon
executive body	Hwaseong Fortress
location of creation	Hwaseong Fortress
highest point	Hwaseong
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/0b4s1q
Commons category	Hwaseong Fortress
coordinate location	Point(127.010202777 37.280733333)
Commons gallery	Hwaseong Fortress
Revised Romanization	Hwaseong

inventory number	3
heritage designation	Historic sites of South Korea
start time	1963-01-21T00:00:00Z
start time	1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	華城
official name	قلعة هواسيونغ
official name	Hwaseong Fortress
official name	Fortaleza de Hwaesong
official name	Forteresse de Hwaseong
official name	Hwaseong fort
official name	Крепость Хвасон (город Сувон)
official name	华松古堡
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (ii)