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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Sungnyemun, the historic gate that was damaged by arson in 2008, is set to be restored by the end of the year, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea. Friday was the fourth ...

LEGO has unveiled their latest model in the Architecture Landmark series: the Gate of Exalted Ceremonies in Seoul, better known as the Sungnyemun. Sungnyemun is the series first Asian landmark and ...