The botched repair job at Sungnyemun (also known as Namdaemun) is triggering debate on whether the historic Seoul city gate continues to deserve its status as the country's No. 1 National Treasure.

SEOUL — This city’s 600-year-old Sungnyemun gate survived the Japanese occupation and the Korean War, but it could not endure the anger of a 69-year-old man and his simmering grudge against ...

Kim Eui-jung (right), field manager of the Sungnyemun Gate restoration project, and Kim Jeong-gi, a construction manager, examine an old wooden beam inside the gate in Seoul on Thursday.

Wood also a concern The JoongAng Ilbo examined the wood of the newly-restored Sungnyemun last week and found significant damage. On the second floor - which suffered the biggest damage in the arson ...

Sungnyemun, or the South Gate from the Joseon era (1392-1910), will be unveiled to the public on Saturday after 63 months of restoration. A lavish ceremony is planned to mark the return of the ...

Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions chant slogans for the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol near Sungnyemun Gate in central Seoul on Nov. 9. [YONHAP] An internet link in a ...

Officially called Sungnyemun, or Gate of Exalted Ceremonies, the gate had served as the main entrance to the city when Seoul became Korea's capital. Peter Dobbie reports.

When an arsonist set fire to Sungnyemun on Feb. 11, 2008, Korea lost its No. 1 national treasure. The entire second level of the ancient city gate, also known as Namdaemun, was destroyed. But in their ...

On Saturday afternoon, around 200 meters of the four-lane road in front of central Seoul’s Sungnyemun Gate was thronged with people calling for the resignation of South Korean President Yoon Suk ...