Namdaemun (Sungnyemun)

E693155

Joseon-era structure National Treasure of South Korea cultural heritage site historic city gate

Namdaemun (Sungnyemun) is a historic Joseon-era gate in central Seoul and one of South Korea’s most iconic national treasures.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Namdaemun (Sungnyemun Gate)	1
Namdaemun	0
Sungnyemun	0

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Joseon-era structure ⓘ National Treasure of South Korea ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ historic city gate ⓘ
architecturalStyle	traditional Korean wooden pavilion ⓘ
builtByDynasty	Joseon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtDuring	reign of King Taejo of Joseon ⓘ
constructedFromMaterial	stone ⓘ wood ⓘ
designatedAsNationalTreasureNumber	1 ⓘ 1 ⓘ
designationAuthority	Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
fireCause	arson ⓘ
fireDestroyed	wooden superstructure ⓘ
hasAlternativeMeaning	Great South Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Namdaemun NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCompletionYear	1398 ⓘ
hasConstructionStartYear	1395 ⓘ
hasFunction	city gate ⓘ symbolic landmark of Seoul ⓘ
hasKoreanName	숭례문 ⓘ 숭례문 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMeaning	Gate of Exalted Ceremonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRevisedRomanization	Sungnyemun NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCity	Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCountry	South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInDistrict	Jung District, Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ Jung District, Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	Namdaemun Market NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation	southern gate of old Seoul city walls ⓘ
partOf	Seoul Fortress Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ Seoul Fortress Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ
reopenedToPublic	2013 ⓘ
restorationCompletionYear	2013 ⓘ
restorationStartYear	2008 ⓘ
sufferedFireDamage	2008 ⓘ
symbolOf	Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korean cultural heritage ⓘ
underwentMajorRenovation	1447 ⓘ 1479 ⓘ 1961 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bank of Korea main building → locatedNear → Namdaemun (Sungnyemun) ⓘ

Jung District, Seoul → hasLandmark → Namdaemun (Sungnyemun) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Namdaemun (Sungnyemun Gate)