To walk along the Seoul City Wall is to walk in the footsteps of scholars of bygone centuries, trace scars of war and take in the modern behemoth of a city built around it all. Its history ...

Emile Bourdartet, a French engineer who came to Korea in 1900 to help construct railways and mines, said of Seoul Fortress Wall, “It is possible to walk the whole length of this wall in a single ...

Seoul will fully restore the city wall that surrounded the old capital of the Joseon Kingdom by 2014. It will also push for the 18.6-kilometer wall to be listed as a UNESCO Cultural Heritage. A ...

SEOUL—After an arsonist in early 2008 set fire to Namdaemun, the 600-year-old south gate of the fortress wall that once encircled Seoul, the rebuilding crew moved its remaining lumber to the ...

Many points of the Seoul fortress wall was damaged by the Japanese between the Japanese empire colonial period (1909-1945), under the name of urbandevelopment, and during the Korean War (1950-1953).

Amid a slew of skyscrapers and apartments in Seoul lies a tiny mountain where any visitor can trace back the history of the city and enjoy spectacular views. Menu Search. Log in Subscribe.

The rebuilt Seoul Fortress, a stone wall that once traversed the ridges overlooking the city center, has proved a boon for trekkers, who now ramble its length, soaking in forested vistas.

Author R.O. Kwon’s Guide to Seoul — Where She Loves to Eat, ... City Wall: Stroll along any of the various sections of Seoul’s imposing fortress wall to escape the urban din.

The free museum is named for the old western gate of the Seoul Fortress Wall, which stood nearby until the Japanese colonial government demolished it in 1915. As Meggie Yu, ...