Taesong Fortress

The Taesong Fortress (Korean: 대성산성) is an historical structure located in the relocated capital of Koguryo,[1] presently in the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. It has been dated to the 3rd-5th centuries, during the Koguryo period. [2]

Taesong Fortress
Chosŏn'gŭl
대성산성
Hancha
大城山城
Revised RomanizationDaeseongsanseong
McCune–ReischauerTaesŏngsansŏng

The walls of the fortress have a circumference of 7,218m.[3] (Another source gives the walls as being 7,076 metres round with total length of its walls being 9,284 metres) [2] Built at the foot of Mount Taesong, the fortress provided protection for the capital, and held wells, storehouses and armories behind its walls.[1] It remains one of the largest stone fortifications found in Korea in both length and size.[4]

One can still find remains of the fortress today.[5]

See also

References
  1. Nelson, Sarah M. (May 13, 1993). The Archaeology of Korea. Cambridge University Press. p. 307. ISBN 0521407834. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  2. "[Mt. Taesong Fort] [graphic]". University of Toronto Libraries. 2002. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  3. "Historical Remains and Relics". Brilliance Bank. chinakoreabank.com. 2003. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  4. "P'yongyang" (PDF). ANU (Australian National University). ANU. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  5. Anonymous, Korean Cultural Relics Publishing House (May 25, 2000). Historical Relics in Pyongyang (Technical report). UNESCO/Korean Cultural Relics Publishing House. 1424.

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