Taesong Fortress

The Taesong Fortress (Korean: 대성산성) was a city fortress and the capital of Koguryo, until 668.[1] It lies between the rivers Taedong and Pothong.[1] Parts of the city walls, its gates (Taedong Gate, Pothong Gate) and pavilions (Ulmil Pavilion and Ryongwang Pavilion) still remain in the city of Pyongyang, North Korea.[1] The fortress 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
Taesong Fortress

The walls of the fortress have a circumference of 7,218m.[3][4] (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.[5] It remains one of the largest stone fortifications found in Korea in both its circumference and the area enclosed.[6]

It is national treasure No. 8 of the DPRK.[7]

See also

References
  1. Anonymous, Korean Cultural Relics Publishing House (May 25, 2000). Historical Relics in Pyongyang (Technical report). UNESCO/Korean Cultural Relics Publishing House. 1424.
  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. 차, 용걸, "대성산성 (大城山城) Daeseongsanseong", 한국민족문화대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture] (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-04-26
  5. Nelson, Sarah M. (May 13, 1993). The Archaeology of Korea. Cambridge University Press. p. 307. ISBN 0521407834. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  6. "P'yongyang" (PDF). ANU (Australian National University). ANU. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  7. Imported from kowiki

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