A lap around Hanyangdoseong! 00:00 Introduction 02:05 Namdaemun (Sungnyemun) and surrounding city walls 04:46 Seosomun (Souimun) 05:15 Seodaemun (Donuimun) 06:22 Inwangsan city walls and Seonbawi Rock 07:10 Tangchundaeseong and Hongjimun 07:50 Changuimun (Jahamun) 08:18 Baekaksan city walls and Sukjeongmun 09:18 Dongsomun (Hyehwamun) 10:38 Naksan and Dongdaemun (Heunginjimun) 11:36 Ogansumun and Igansumun 12:43 Gwanghuimun (Sugumun, Sigumun) 13:30 Namsan section (Namsomun, Guksadang, traces of Namsan Shrine) 14:36 ​​Namdaemun (Sungnyemun) Damage and restoration #Hanyangdoseong #Namdaemun #Seodaemun It was the boundary surrounding Hanyang, the capital of Joseon, but now Hanyangdoseong, which became part of Seoul City, continued for hundreds of years without major changes except for occasional repairs and reconstructions, but it began to experience destruction and transformation in the early 20th century. Let’s take a look at old photos from before (or after) the changes. The photos are based on photos from the 1880s to the 1910s, but maps and current photos were also used when necessary. [Image Source] Restoration of Hanyangdoseong / Baekaksan Mountain Wall / Joseon City Map / Doseong Map (Dongyeo Island) / Hanyang Map (Cheonhasancheon Island) / Hanyang Map (Cheonha Island) / Inwangsan Mountain Seonbawi 2 photos from 1930 / Gyeongjo Obu Island / Restored Hongjimun Gate and Ogansumun Gate / Sukjeongmun Gate Topping-off Ceremony / Sukjeongmun Gate with its gate tower erected / Tram tracks moved next to Dongdaemun Gate / Covering construction next to Ogansumun Bridge on Cheonggyecheon Stream / Namsan Shrine 1926: Seoul Museum of History (https://museum.seoul.go.kr) Inwangsan Mountain Wall / Namdaemun Gate with its wall demolished (stone wall and lights): University of Southern California Original text of Taejo Sillok: Annals of the Joseon Dynasty Namdaemun 1912: Gongyung Madang (https://www.copyright.or.kr) Ogansumun Gate structure next to Ogansumun Bridge: Korea Tourism Organization_Public Domain (https://www.kogl.or.kr/) Tram tracks under Namdaemun, early 1900s / Namdaemun, early 1900s (two people walking) / Seosomun after road construction / Seodaemun Street, 1906 / Hongjimun (Hanbukmun) early 1900s / Suseonjeondo / Dongsomun (Hyehwamun) 1906 / Gwanghuimun 1906 : National Folk Museum of Korea (https://www.nfm.go.kr) Seosomun, early 1900s / Changuimun seen from outside the castle / Doseongdo (late Joseon Dynasty) Hyehwamun with its gate tower demolished / Tram entering Dongdaemun Ongseong : National Museum of Korea (https://www.museum.go.kr) Sungnyemun seen from the southwest of the castle / Private houses in front of Sungnyemun (1884-1885) : Milwaukee, Wisconsin University (https://uwm.edu/lib-collections/asia-...) Namdaemun destroyed during the war: Provisional Government photo_Hankyeoreh Completion ceremony of Namdaemun restoration project: National Archives (https://www.archives.go.kr/) Guksadang relocated to Inwangsan: Cultural Heritage Administration (https://www.cha.go.kr/) Completion of Gwanghuimun restoration project: Seoul Photo Archive (https://archives.seoul.go.kr/photo) Restored Igansumun: Seoul Hanyangdoseong Nurijip (https://seoulcitywall.seoul.go.kr/) Houses in front of Seodaemun 1890s / Hyehwamun 1890s / Dongdaemun Ongseong and houses: National Library of France Changuimun (Jahamun) Late 1910s: New York Public Library - After demolition of Souimun wall / Sukjeongmun Early 1900s / Inside Hyehwamun / Dongdaemun to Naksan Fortress / Public Cemetery Outside Gwanghuimun: Hongjimun and Ogansumun in the possession of the Abbey of St. Otilienne / Changuimun (black and white) / Square Signboard of Dongdaemun: Huntington Library (www.huntington.org) Welcoming Ceremony for Allied Forces in Front of Namdaemun / Welcoming March for Allied Forces in Front of Dongdaemun: Photo by Don O'Brien (https://www.flickr.com/photos/dok1/) Unamjeong (Palgakjeong): Flickr's album by m20wc51 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/5845115...) Seodaemun Around 1890: Smithsonian Museum Seodaemun After Road Construction: Princeton Theological Seminary Inwangsan Fortress Wall as Seen from Outside Seodaemun / Inside Hyehwamun 1884: Boston Museum (https://www.mfa.org/) Map of Namsomun Site Marker: The voice of Smart Seoul Map (https://map.seoul.go.kr/smgis2/) was produced using the artificial intelligence voice/video production program, OnAir Studio.